[mythtv] [mythtv-commits] Ticket #4593: /.mythtv/ should *not* get created (blank homedir)

Michael T. Dean mtdean at thirdcontact.com
Wed Feb 6 19:28:50 UTC 2008


On 02/06/2008 01:57 PM, MythTV wrote:
>
> #4593: /.mythtv/ should *not* get created (blank homedir)
>
> Comment(by taco_mel):
>
>  An additional comment - I run my mythbackend out of inittab, and since
>  HOME is not set there, this change would have broken my ability to do this
>  without hacking around at the environment in a wrapper script.  I have
>  since commented out the new "return false" so that this works again, but I
>  would suggest that preventing startup might be harsh.

BTW, you did read the thread at
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/mythtv/dev/314161#314161 , right?
(Remember, not all ticket discussion is done in the bug database, so you
should always search the lists for the ticket number (i.e. #4593) for
more info.)

Mike




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