[mythtv-users] /find_orphans.py crashes mythbackend

[Udo van den Heuvel]

On 11-09-16 10:36, Mark Perkins wrote:
> One thing though - not to prolong this thread but tbh something has 'confused' me. iirc the original thread was about orphaned recording files - so in my mind the database records were missing with the recording files (ts / mpg / mp4 / whatever) still present in the storage group folders.

find_orphans also handles the rverse: the database knows but the files
are gone.
THAT was the situation here.

> not orphaned recordings. So if the recording files were already deleted then why would there be so many files open? I guess maybe the preview pictures? Just struck me as odd at the time.

If a situation with orphaned records in the database causes operational
issues elsewhere in mythbackend then the issue is much much bigger.

> I guess the answer will be in your backtrace once you reproduce your steps.

I am not 100% sure but we could try.

Udo