OK thanks Thomas!
A random password makes more sense.
So I could have reset that password at the mysql end as an alternative.
Thinking back, I may well have installed mysql first.
In that case, perhaps the mythtv install should have requested the existing
mysql root password.
regards
clary
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Title:
mythtv password is encrypted, in /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt, but mysql
server wants a clear password
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: mythtv
A synaptic install of mythtv also installs mysql the password set during the
install appears in
/etc/mythtv{mysql.txt,config.xml} as an encrypted password
mythbackend fails to connect to the database
2011-03-06 19:04:03.125 New DB connection, t
