x = cd to that directory (if i remember correctly) r = read the directory (including listing the contents)
its better to set-gid it (chmod g+s) to some group (mythtv?) and then add yourself to the group. group +s will force all files created in the directory to be on the same group as the directory's group. Mine is set up as drwxrws--- 10 mythtv mythtv 4096 2005-10-20 04:09 /video jondz On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 19:35 -0500, Brandon Gracyalny wrote: > The problem with the frontend not running as the mythtv user was that > mythtv did not have execute access to the video folder. When I tried > going into the video directory I was getting access denied until I set > the execute flag. I am not sure why this would be but it is working > now. > > I don't have the xbox working yet but it is probably just another > permission problem with SMB. > > Thanks for the help > > On 10/22/05, David W Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/22/05, ffrr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Brandon Gracyalny wrote: > > > > > I have a mythtv user setup. My recordings and live tv > partition is > > > /video. I can watch live tv as the mythtv user. When I > try to play a > > > recording using this user the frontend just goes back to > the recording > > > list and will not play. If I load the frontend as the > root user the > > > recording plays fine. > > > > > > I have also tried to do this through the xbmcscript on my > xbox with > > > the same results. The file shows up and the preview shows > up but it > > > will not play. > > > > > > The owner of the /video file is root. All other users > have read and > > > write permission on this directory. I have tried chowning > the video > > > directory as my mythtv user but as soon as a recording > happens it goes > > > back to being owned as root. > > > > > > > Sounds like permissions on the playing software or system, > rather than > > the video file then. Does the log have anything useful to > say when you > > try (or even, run mythfrontend from a consol prompt and see > if any > > errors show up there)? > > > > > > > > > I have fedora core 4 and used the instructions on Jarod's > site to > > > install mythtv. > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > >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 > > > > Yea, I would check the permissions on /video/recordings. > _______________________________________________ > 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
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