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Mythtv-setup cant change Master Backend Name
Setting up a raspberry pi backend and I want to move all existing
recordings from an old machine.

The channels and sources are showing in setup but no storage groups

The new machines host name is pitv the old machine was tv.

I have imported a backup of the old database to the new machine.

Used this to convert the hostname in the database

mythconverg_restore.pl --change_hostname --old_hostname="XXXX"
--new_hostname="YYYY"

The conversion has worked looking in the settings table.

When I run mythtv-setup>general>Host Address Backend Setup

I can set the Primary IP Address

But as soon as I tick "This Server is the Master Backend"

It fills in the Master Backend Name and wont let me edit it.

The name picked was a previous name of this card, I have checked

|/etc/hosts,|
||/etc/hostname and Raspberry Pi Configuration Its getting the old name
from somewhere though Do I have to use a previously unused IP address
for the card ||
Re: Mythtv-setup cant change Master Backend Name [ In reply to ]
On 8/4/20 10:11 AM, John wrote:
>
> Setting up a raspberry pi backend and I want to move all existing
> recordings from an old machine.
>
> The channels and sources are showing in setup but no storage groups
>
> The new machines host name is pitv the old machine was tv.
>
> I have imported a backup of the old database to the new machine.
>
> Used this to convert the hostname in the database
>
> mythconverg_restore.pl --change_hostname --old_hostname="XXXX"
> --new_hostname="YYYY"
>
> The conversion has worked looking in the settings table.
>
> When I run mythtv-setup>general>Host Address Backend Setup
>
> I can set the Primary IP Address
>
> But as soon as I tick "This Server is the Master Backend"
>
> It fills in the Master Backend Name and wont let me edit it.
>
> The name picked was a previous name of this card, I have checked
>
> |/etc/hosts,|
> ||/etc/hostname and Raspberry Pi Configuration Its getting the old
> name from somewhere though Do I have to use a previously unused IP
> address for the card ||
>
>
>
When you click "This server is the master backend", it copies your
machine name to the master server name. It gets that machine name from
$HOME/.mythtv/config.xml, or if that says
"my-unique-identifier-goes-here" it gets it from /etc/hostname. So if
you need a different master server name, change it in one of those
places, then select "This server is the master backend" again.

Peter
Re: Mythtv-setup cant change Master Backend Name [ In reply to ]
On 04/08/2020 16:03, Peter Bennett wrote:
>
>
> On 8/4/20 10:11 AM, John wrote:
>>
>> Setting up a raspberry pi backend and I want to move all existing
>> recordings from an old machine.
>>
>> The channels and sources are showing in setup but no storage groups
>>
>> The new machines host name is pitv the old machine was tv.
>>
>> I have imported a backup of the old database to the new machine.
>>
>> Used this to convert the hostname in the database
>>
>> mythconverg_restore.pl --change_hostname --old_hostname="XXXX"
>> --new_hostname="YYYY"
>>
>> The conversion has worked looking in the settings table.
>>
>> When I run mythtv-setup>general>Host Address Backend Setup
>>
>> I can set the Primary IP Address
>>
>> But as soon as I tick "This Server is the Master Backend"
>>
>> It fills in the Master Backend Name and wont let me edit it.
>>
>> The name picked was a previous name of this card, I have checked
>>
>> |/etc/hosts,|
>> ||/etc/hostname and Raspberry Pi Configuration Its getting the old
>> name from somewhere though Do I have to use a previously unused IP
>> address for the card ||
>>
>>
>>
> When you click "This server is the master backend", it copies your
> machine name to the master server name. It gets that machine name from
> $HOME/.mythtv/config.xml, or if that says
> "my-unique-identifier-goes-here" it gets it from /etc/hostname. So if
> you need a different master server name, change it in one of those
> places, then select "This server is the master backend" again.
>
> Peter
>
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Thanks that worked, presumably a frontend had written to
$HOME/.mythtv/config.xml,