This is fixed in the current 9.10 package actually by this snippet in the init script.
if [ ! -d $USER_HOME ]; then mkdir -p $USER_HOME fi #create a symbolic link for mysql.txt so it can't be overwritten mkdir -p $USER_HOME/.mythtv chown -R $USER $USER_HOME/.mythtv if [ ! -e $USER_HOME/.mythtv/mysql.txt ]; then ln -s /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt $USER_HOME/.mythtv/mysql.txt fi ** Changed in: mythtv (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- mythtv-backend needs to check for 'mythtv' home directory https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/386045 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs