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[Mario Limonciello <superm1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the patch! I've committed this to the fixes packaging.  It
will show up on the next set of autobuilds or in the current development
release (Lucid Lynx) after the mythplugins task is closed.

** Changed in: mythbuntu
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed

** Also affects: mythplugins (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: mythplugins (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

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mythvideo assumes passwd db is local
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/511858
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Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: Fix Committed
Status in “mythplugins” package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed

Bug description:
The /etc/cron.hourly/mythvideo jamu script assumes the mythtv user is stored in /etc/passwd. An easy change will support any configured passwd backend (ldap, nis etc):

# diff -u /etc/cron.hourly/mythvideo.orig /etc/cron.hourly/mythvideo
--- /etc/cron.hourly/mythvideo.orig	2010-01-24 02:27:13.866426860 -0800
+++ /etc/cron.hourly/mythvideo	2010-01-24 02:29:23.486429345 -0800
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 #Hourly massive update to ensure users see graphics coming in for upcoming recordings and current recordings
-DIRECTORY=$(grep ^mythtv /etc/passwd | awk -F : '{print $6}')
+DIRECTORY=$(getent passwd mythtv | cut -d':' -f6)
 if [ -f "$DIRECTORY/.mythtv/config.xml" ]; then
     su mythtv -c "/usr/bin/python /usr/share/mythtv/mythvideo/scripts/jamu.py -MW >> '/var/log/mythtv/jamu.log'"
 fi

Mythbuntu 9.10 / 0.22.0+fixes22594-0ubuntu1