[mythtv-users] how to get slaves to automatically reconnect to the master backend

[Tom Lichti]

On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 9:33 AM, Peter
Abplanalp<pta-myth at psaconsultants.com> wrote:
> i am having an issue with my master backend rebooting for no apparent
> reason.  i also have 3 slave backends with tuners.  the problem i have
> is that when the master phantom reboots, all the slaves get knocked
> off and i end up with a system that has only 1 tuner.  this leads to
> recordings not being made due to lack of tuners.  i am trying to
> figure out why the master phantom reboots but until i do, is there a
> way to get the slaves to reconnect to the master automatically?
>

My single slave auto-reconnects when the master becomes available. If
the slave mythbackend process crashes at the same time as the master,
then you will have problems. Is that what is happening in your case?

Tom