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[Don]

Richard C. Isaacson wrote:

> That is a good line. :)
>
> Howard Cokl wrote:
>
>> --- Don <dlw3 at tds.net> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Ivor Hewitt wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Don wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>> Richard C. Isaacson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>> Are you just setting up your install? If so look
>>>>>>         
>>>>>
>>> at the shell in   
>>>
>>>>>> /etc/passwd. You should be able to just do a su
>>>>>>         
>>>>>
>>> mythtv. Otherwise   
>>>
>>>>>> change the shell that the account is using.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -rich
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Don wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [don at localhost don]$ su - mythtv
>>>>>>> Password:
>>>>>>> This account is currently not available.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Why am I getting this error?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> dlw
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>>>>> Are you just setting up your install?  .....yes.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is what /etc/password has;
>>>>> mythtv:x:75:75:mythtvbackend
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>> User:/var/lib/mythtv:/sbin/nologin
>>>   
>>>
>>>>> Otherwise change the shell that the account is
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>> using.
>>>   
>>>
>>>>> I do not know what this means?
>>>>>       
>>>>
>>>> With ":/sbin/nologin" you have prevented this
>>>>     
>>>
>>> account having an   
>>>
>>>> interactive login...
>>>> and using "su - mythtv" you are trying to use the
>>>>     
>>>
>>> login shell.
>>>   
>>>
>>>> either change "/sbin/nologin" or just "su" instead
>>>>     
>>>
>>> of "su -"
>>>   
>>> [don at localhost don]$ su mythtv
>>> Password:
>>> This account is currently not available.
>>>
>>> Just 'su' is 'root'.
>>> 'mythfrontend' opens using 'root' but  Is it wise to
>>> do this?
>>>
>>> There is also this error;
>>> [root at localhost don]# mythfrontend
>>> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.389 Inserting MythTV initial
>>> database information.
>>> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.390 Upgrading to schema version
>>> 1060
>>> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.391 DB Error (Performing
>>> database upgrade):
>>> Query was: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
>>> callsignnetworkmap (  id int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment,  callsign 
>>> varchar(20) NOT
>>> NULL default '',  network varchar(20) NOT NULL default '',  PRIMARY
>>> KEY  (id),  UNIQUE KEY callsign (callsign));
>>> Error was: Driver error was [2/1]:
>>> QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query
>>> Database error was:
>>> Can't create/write to file
>>> './mythconverg/callsignnetworkmap.frm' (Errcode: 13)
>>>
>>> new version: 1060
>>> 2005-03-24 01:34:11.392 Couldn't upgrade database to
>>> new schema, exiting.
>>> [root at localhost don]#
>>>
>>> /sbin/login is an executable file with the symbols
>>> and such.
>>> I don't have a clue how to change it.
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>>  
>>
>>
>> Become root and at the command prompt type
>> usermod -s `which bash` mythtv
>>  
>>
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------  
>
>
[don at localhost don]$ su - mythtv
Password:
-bash-2.05b$
Is this correct?

What is the best way to start mythtv?
Console? Add mythtv to the gui menu?

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