[mythtv-users] Lots of weird unexpected files in an unexpected place
Raymond Wagner
raymond at wagnerrp.com
Fri Feb 7 05:36:04 UTC 2014
On 2/7/2014 12:14 AM, Jay Ashworth wrote:
> And / was at 96%.
>
> Largely because of 2,5GB of semi-random stuff in:
>
> /var/lib/mythtv/.mythtv/tmp/hls
>
> 1) Why are they there at all?
Someone used the HTTP Live Streaming interface to watch a recording.
> 2) Why are they still there from last Nov 27?
Not sure. They should expire on their own.
> 3) Why are they on *my root filesystem*?
They're in the backend's home/config directory. MythTV has always used
that location for assorted scratch space. Having several hundred MB of
pre-scaled images in the themecache is not uncommon.
> 4) Can I whack them safely?
They are referenced in the database. I don't know off hand if the HLS
server will clean up after itself if the transcoded segments go missing.
> 5) What about Naomi?
She broke the chair.
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