[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu frontend problem and log file location

[Johnny Walker]

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Travis Tabbal <travis at tabbal.net> wrote:
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> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:54 PM, Jason Ward <jasonfward at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I cannot create the directory, the option is grayed out in the File
>> Manager and much to my surprise typing "md directoryname" at the console
>> results in an error to the effect that there is no such command.  I'm
>> convinced I've used that command on other linux installs :S
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> You want "mkdir", not "md". If you want the other to work, there's always
> alias and .bash_profile. :)
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> It's possible other distributions include "md" aliased by default.
>
> To create that directory, you probably need root permissions. Try "sudo
> mkdir /var/log/mythtv".
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as far as mythfrontend is concerned you should be able to run it in a
console session so you can read the output.