[mythtv-users] Config backend for multiple frontends question

[Mike Perkins]

On 22/07/17 17:39, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> On 07/21/2017 09:06 PM, Mark Perkins wrote:
>>
>>> 4)  Frontend access to the backend.
>>> Finally, run mythtv-setup on the new frontend and configure the settings
>>> under 1.General. This section adds the remote frontend to the settings
>>> table and defines the remote frontend instance.
>>
>> Is that correct? I only ever run mythtv-setup for backends not frontends.
>
> Running v28+ (or master) seems to require running mythtv-setup, even for a remote *frontend*. as
> otherwise, the settings table is not updated correctly.
> That is, a BackendServerAddr entry will be added with the IP and hostname of the remote box, so you
> will have a line for each remote box, PLUS a similar entry for the actual FE+BE, the IP address of
> which will also show up as the MasterServerIP entry (with a NULL hostname).
>
> Not sure how that would otherwise be populated, unless the BE has a check-in routine, to check and
> add that entry whenever a frontend mysql client connects (using the info from the config.xml file).
>
> Geoff
>
Yeah, but there's no backend server on the client box, so why would you want to tell the MBE there is?

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Mike Perkins