[mythtv-users] Orphaned files

[David Watkins]

> Well i figured out how to drop the password.  but now i get this error...
>
> [root at mythtv contrib]# perl myth.find_orphans.pl
> DBI
> connect('database=mythconverg:host=mythtv','mythtv',...)
> failed: Unknown MySQL server host 'mythtv' (1) at myth.find_orphans.pl line
> 99
> Cannot connect to database mythconverg on host mythtv:
> [root at mythtv contrib]#
>

Looks like you dropped a more than just the password.

You could have a look here

http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-6.html

at the bit about the 'grant all' command.