[mythtv-users] Automatic mythfilldatabase runs to Schedules Direct seem to be frequently failing

[Ian Evans]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:20 AM, Michael Stucky <mike at stucky.us> wrote:

> On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 11:42 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 6:08 PM, Ian Evans <dheianevans at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I was looking at the wrong thing. I've created a script and will see how
>>> it goes. Thanks.
>>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> Myth says the last run was 21:02. The run was unsuccessful.There were no
>> entries in the mythfilldatabase log. Is that due to the fact that I'm
>> calling it from a script?
>>
>> Is there a log that should be showing me "Running mythfillwithping.sh"?
>>
>
> In your script add  "--logpath /var/log/mythtv" or "--syslog local7"
> (depending on your mythtv logging method) to the end of the
> mythfilldatabase command. For example:
>
> mythfilldatabase --dd-grab-all --logpath /var/log/mythtv
>
> or
>
> mythfilldatabase --dd-grab-all --syslog local7
>
> Just now, I ran the script manually and it did the pings and successfully
>> grabbed new schedules. Just seems I'm having issues with auto runs, wrapper
>> script or no wrapper script.
>>
>>
>>
>

Thanks. I've added the logging portion. Funny that I've been running with
the setup for almost three yrs and this is the first time I'm seeing
repeated issues with mythfilldatabase.
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