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This bug was fixed in the package mythplugins -
0.22.0+fixes23527-0ubuntu1

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mythplugins (0.22.0+fixes23527-0ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * New snapshot (r23527)
  * debian/control:
    - Recommends for python-imaging (LP: #500313)
  * debian/mythweb.postinst:
    - Check that a 'default' site is available before attempting to
      make a new one. (LP: #462405)
    - Check that the new site to enable exists before enabling.
  * debian/mythvideo.cron.*:
    - Redirect all output on stderr into the log file too (LP: #487880)
    - Check that a frontend is installed to determine if this job should
      be ran. (LP: #507436)
  * debian/mythvideo.logrotate:
    - Supply a logrotate script for jamu.

  [ Nicholas J Kreucher ]
  * debian/mythvideo.cron.*:
    - Use getent instead of grep /etc/passwd (LP: #511858)
 -- Mario Limonciello <superm1@xxxxxxxxxx>   Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:24:14 -0600

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

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mythvideo assumes passwd db is local
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Status in Mythbuntu, Ubuntu derivative focused upon MythTV: Fix Committed
Status in “mythplugins” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released

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