[mythtv-users] Hostname

[Daryl McDonald]

On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 11:30 PM, Eric Sharkey <eric at lisaneric.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 5:58 PM, Daryl McDonald <darylangela at gmail.com> wrote:
>> As I continue to tinker I find that changing my hostname on the PC
>> gives me a fresh start on Mythtv set-up. So now I'm wondering, after
>> frantically changing back to find all intact, if I upgrade to 0.27
>> with a new hostname and find problems that I'm not able to solve right
>> away would switching back to the former hostname restore my 0.25
>> config?
>
> No.  Only some settings are tied to the hostname.
>
>> Or is there another method of trying 0.27 and being able to
>> hop back to 0.25 if everything isn't just peachy?
>
> The only way to do this fully is by making a backup of the system and
> being prepared to do a restoration if needed.  The safest way would be
> to backup the entire system.  Alternatively you can just backup the
> database and be aware that upon restoration you may have orphaned
> entries for stuff deleted and no entries for anything recorded since
> the upgrade.
>
>> Things are working so well now I'm hesitant to switch at the moment
>> the fall season is set to commence.
>
> There's always risk, but 0.27 seems to be generally well received by
> those who've posted about it on this list.
>
> Eric
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Thanks Eric, the feedback does seem to outweigh the risk, I think I'll
take the plunge.

Daryl