[mythtv-users] Ubuntu Edgy Wiki

[Michael Tiller]

David,

  I would not call this definitive by any stretch but on my system (I
followed the same instructions by the way) I run mythfrontend as "mythtv".
The backend gets run at startup from /etc/init.d so I assume the backend is
running as root.

  So to answer your question, I think you should do automatic login as
mythtv (since I know for sure it works for the manual process).

P.S. - I thought it was somewhat odd that those instructions go directly to
automatic login as part of the process.  Personally, I would add that later
since it is such a minor issue (and easy to get working).

--
Mike

On 11/1/06, David Fishburn <fishburn at ianywhere.com> wrote:
>
>
> I am following the instructions at:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MythTV_Edgy_Backend_Frontend
>
> This is my first Myth install so just need a bit of clarification.
>
>
> ###########
> Start gdm. Choose openbox for your session. The login is very quick,
> almost
> instantaneous. Be sure to login as your normal user, and not the mythtv
> user
> (The mythtv user is only used to run mythbackend).
>       sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart
>
> Right click the desktop and choose the terminal. Run gdmsetup to configure
> an automatic login for the mythtv user as well as a time delayed login if
> you logout. This will make the bootup a lot more streamlined (especially
> for
> HTPC use)
>       sudo gdmsetup
> ############
>
> In the screen captures of the gdmsetup, the show to set the "Enable
> Automatic Login" to "superm1".
>
> The above says:
> - "The mythtv user is only used to run mythbackend"
> - "Run gdmsetup to configure an automatic login for the mythtv user"
> - "Enable Automatic Login" to "superm1"
>
> So which is it?
> Should we automatically login the mythtv user?
> This machine is being used as both the backend and the frontend.
>
> TIA
>
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