I need to change some values normally done via the setup menu in the frontend (music path), but I don't have a keyboard on the machine, so I wanna tsh onto it and edit the file by hand remotely, restart the front end, but I've been searching for about 4 hours to no avail. The front end doesn't seem to be running mysql so I figured it ain't stored in a database like it is on the backend machine. I found a file

/home/.../conf/settings.txt

which contained the value I wanted to change (MusicLocation), but changing it made no difference. I've googled til my fingers are sore. Does anyone know?

Those settings are all kept in the db (on the master backend). I suppose you could use webmin to change them... Back uo first.

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cesman

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I was looking in there about 5 hours ago, but could only see the ones for the frontend on that same machine not the ones for my remote front end. I've been googling and greping and searching for hours to no avail.

Dammit I feel like such a fool, I only scrolled through a few pages and assumed it was ALL for user mythtv - Arrrrrrrghhh I've been going out of my mind. A simple SQL query on the settings table and I find the field.

BUT it says "Data in this table cannot be edited because it has no primary key"

If you gave all your frontends different names, you should see them in the db...

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cesman

When the source is open, the possibilities are endless!

The frontends have different names and I have found the record I wish to change in the settings table but webmin is not letting me edit the record saying:-

"Data in this table cannot be edited because it has no primary key"

However If I just execute an SQL command on database mythconverg

It does the job?

Why is Webmin not letting me edit the data, what's it having or not having a primary key got to do with anything?

OK well I have music and video stored on back end playing on front end now - Thanks for your help BTW

OK I posted a howto for anyone else who needs to do this here:-

http://mysettopbox.tv/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=8175