[mythtv-users] strange multiple backend problem

[Kevin Kuphal]

sandeep siroya wrote:
> Hi,
> My mythtv was running fine with backend and frontend running on 1 machine.
>
> I now brought a 2nd tuner card and inserted it into another machine. But
> when I run mythtv-setup on this 2nd machine to configure it as slave
> backend, after I enter the <ip-address> of the master backend on the
> "Database configuration" page, when I go the "General", "Capture
> Cards", "Video Sources" section, I see all the data of the
> MasterBackend already present there.
>
> I tried making some changes in there and then when I goto mythv-setup
> on the Master Backend, the changes get reflected their too!
>
> It seems both the backends are reading values from a same row in mysql.
>
> I dont see any error messages on the terminal..
> Will appreciate any help regarding this..
>
>   
That is how it is intended.  The backends share a database and some 
settings in mythtv-setup are global and apply to both hosts and others 
are host specific (usually indicated at the top of the settings page).

Kevin