[mythtv-users] Announcement: Looking for Alpha testers for a generic Lossless cut solution

[Ian Evans]

On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Doug Vaughan <r.d.vaughan at rogers.com> wrote:
> Ian,
>     I am glad that you got past the initial set up test. If you have a
> MythTV wiki account please update the wiki for me. I was going to do that
> myself but as I am not able to test the statement I am not sure if I would
> muck it up.
>
> As the first user gave me an explicitcommand line I added what he gave me.
> Now I am a bit confused do I need to add a line speifically for Mythbuntu
> backend users? While still keeping what the other user gave me something
> like:
>
> ========
> If you run a Mythbuntu MythTV backend under an account like "mythtv" then
> run the following to avoid permission issues with the workpath and/or
> configuration file:
>  sudo -Hmythtv ./lossless_cut.py -f "/path to a/recorded.mpg" --test

just to be clear, it's a separate command line argument from the
username, so it's:

sudo -H -umythtv ./lossless_cut.py -f "/path to a/recorded.mpg" --test

from the sudo man page: "The -H (HOME) option requests that the
security policy set the HOME environment variable to the home
directory of the target user (root by default) as specified by the
password database. Depending on the policy, this may be the default
behavior."

As for whether there needs to be a separate entry in the wiki, that
question's above my pay grade and I'm sure some other mythbuntu user
here could tell you. The way I see it, having "-H -umythtv" as an
example for anyone running as user mythtv won't hurt. The -H helps if
needed and doesn't hurt if not. Suspenders _and_ a belt.