[mythtv-users] MythTV Backend Setup fails on first steps

[Mike Perkins]

On 08/02/14 22:43, Dick Steffens wrote:
> On 02/08/2014 01:41 PM, Dustin Oprea wrote:
>> I can't speak for the /mysql.txt/ file, as I wasn't aware of it (it might be
>> new), but the /config.xml/ file has another password in it.
>
> Indeed, it does.
>
>       <UserName>mythtv</UserName>
>       <Password>DFjL2Q2A</Password>
>
> However, changing it to
>
>       <Password>mythtv</Password>
>
> didn't change the behavior of the the backend setup program so I changed it back.
>
Wrong way round! The password for the mythtv user in mysql is DFjL2Q2A (for your 
system).

What is in the config.txt file has been set up there when mythtv was installed, 
so will match the the password for that user in mysql.

This is the password that should show in your mythtv-setup screen.

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Mike Perkins