[mythtvnz] New install setup - recording problem

Paulgir paulgir at gmail.com
Sun Aug 14 01:15:01 BST 2016


>>
>>
>> Also, the reboot and shutdown options in frontend have ceased to
>> function.These are performed by  /sbin/reboot and /sbin/poweroff    
>> correct?
>
> Yes and no.  Before systemd, the reboot command was a real executable
> file and poweroff was a link to the reboot file.  The reboot file
> detected whether it was called via the poweroff link or directly in
> order to decide whether it should just power off or reboot.  Now, that
> function is done by systemctl and both reboot and poweroff are links
> to /bin/systemctl and systemctl detects whether it is being run via a
> link as to which function it should perform.  So if the /sbin links to
> systemctl do not work now for some reason when used from MythTV, you
> should probably just put the base command into the MythTV settings
> instead of using the links:
>
>   /bin/systemctl reboot
>   /bin/systemctl poweroff
>
> _______________________________________________
Those commands work.I entered them in the relevant fields in frontend  
setup and the shutdown options work now.



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