On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:13 PM, Clary Harridge <730...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > 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 > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mythbuntu > Bug Team, which is subscribed to mythtv in ubuntu. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/730437 > > Title: > mythtv password is encrypted, in /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt, but mysql > server wants a clear password > > Status in “mythtv” package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > 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, total: 1 > 2011-03-06 19:04:03.191 Unable to connect to database! > 2011-03-06 19:04:03.243 Driver error was [1/1045]: > > Setting the password to its unencrypted value in the above 2 files > allows the database to be contacted. > > # diff config.xml config.xml_orig > > < <DBPassword>mythtv</DBPassword> > > <DBPassword>wmqY0wC4</DBPassword> > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 > Package: mythtv 0.23.1+fixes26437-0ubuntu1 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-27.48-generic 2.6.35.11 > Uname: Linux 2.6.35-27-generic i686 > NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia > Architecture: i386 > Date: Mon Mar 7 15:12:33 2011 > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007) > Installed_mythplugins-dbg: 0.0 > Installed_mythtv-dbg: 0.0 > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcEnviron: > PATH=(custom, user) > LANG=en_US.utf8 > SHELL=/usr/bin/tcsh > SourcePackage: mythtv > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs > Post to : mythbuntu-b...@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu-bugs > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
It should have requested the mysql root password via debconf during installation. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/730437 Title: mythtv password is encrypted, in /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt, but mysql server wants a clear password -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs