[mythtv-users] find_orphans fails

[Greg]

On 04/26/2018 07:07 PM, Michael Wisniewski wrote:
> I'm running:
>
> 2:29.1+fixes.20180412.329c235-0ubuntu0mythbuntu2
>
> on Ubuntu 17.10.  I removed a number of recordings from the command 
> line while I was archiving my shows.  I was planning on using 
> find_orphans to remove the references in the database but that step 
> isn't working.  When I run it, it lists the "Recordings without 
> files", and when I try to delete the recording entries, nothing happens.
>
> I saw a patch for find_orphans on the mailing list from a bit of time 
> ago, but that didn't work either.  I'm using the find_orphans from the 
> wiki page that says it works with .29, but I'm just having a problem 
> with it.
>
> Is find_orphans still the right script to use to remove the references 
> from the database, or should I be using something else?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
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I use all the time and it still works.. I just used it yesterday.. Try 
running it using sudo and see if it isn't a permissions problem...
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