--- Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ivor Hewitt wrote: > > > Don wrote: > > > >> Richard C. Isaacson wrote: > >> > >>> Are you just setting up your install? If so look > at the shell in > >>> /etc/passwd. You should be able to just do a su > mythtv. Otherwise > >>> change the shell that the account is using. > >>> > >>> -rich > >>> > >>> Don wrote: > >>> > >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] don]$ su - mythtv > >>>> Password: > >>>> This account is currently not available. > >>>> > >>>> Why am I getting this error? > >>>> > >>>> dlw > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> mythtv-users mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> mythtv-users mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users > >>> > >> Are you just setting up your install? .....yes. > >> > >> This is what /etc/password has; > >> mythtv:x:75:75:mythtvbackend > User:/var/lib/mythtv:/sbin/nologin > >> > >> Otherwise change the shell that the account is > using. > >> I do not know what this means? > > > > > > With ":/sbin/nologin" you have prevented this > account having an > > interactive login... > > and using "su - mythtv" you are trying to use the > login shell. > > > > either change "/sbin/nologin" or just "su" instead > of "su -" > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] don]$ su mythtv > Password: > This account is currently not available. > > Just 'su' is 'root'. > 'mythfrontend' opens using 'root' but Is it wise to > do this? > > There is also this error; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] don]# mythfrontend > 2005-03-24 01:34:11.389 Inserting MythTV initial > database information. > 2005-03-24 01:34:11.390 Upgrading to schema version > 1060 > 2005-03-24 01:34:11.391 DB Error (Performing > database upgrade): > Query was: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS > callsignnetworkmap ( id int(11) > NOT NULL auto_increment, callsign varchar(20) NOT > NULL default '', > network varchar(20) NOT NULL default '', PRIMARY > KEY (id), UNIQUE KEY > callsign (callsign)); > Error was: Driver error was [2/1]: > QMYSQL3: Unable to execute query > Database error was: > Can't create/write to file > './mythconverg/callsignnetworkmap.frm' > (Errcode: 13) > > new version: 1060 > 2005-03-24 01:34:11.392 Couldn't upgrade database to > new schema, exiting. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] don]# > > /sbin/login is an executable file with the symbols > and such. > I don't have a clue how to change it. > _______________________________________________ > mythtv-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mythtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users >
Become root and at the command prompt type usermod -s `which bash` mythtv
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