[mythtv-users] mythfilldatabase problem

[Rob Hillis]

James Pifer wrote:

>I have a mythfilldatabase issue. I can login as root and run
>mythfilldatabase without a problem. 
>
>How come I can run it manually as root but not from crontab?
>  
>
Almost certainly because you normally run it as a non-root user.  The 
configuration is kept in a home directory - hence you need to run it as 
the same user each time.