How to run NextPVR as a process (without the terminal)

[mvallevand]

Yes dscl

Code:

sudo dscl . -create /Users/nextpvr
sudo dscl . -create /Users/nextpvr UserShell /usr/bin/false
sudo dscl . -create /Users/nextpvr RealName "NextPVR"
sudo dscl . -create /Users/nextpvr UniqueID 501
sudo dscl . -create /Users/nextpvr PrimaryGroupID 20
sudo dscl . -create /Users/nextpvr NFSHomeDirectory /var/empty

No home folder I use /var/nextpvr/recordings for recordings. and I use the plist to point to /var/opt/nextpvr with the data files as discussed before.

[Allan]

Creating a nextpvr user is what I was missing when I was struggling to get the launchdaemon to work. My workaround did the job, but I think your method is more orderly.

One thing: 501 is the UID that the OS assigns to the first interactive user when a new mac is set up. Each subsequent interactive user set up in users and groups gets the next number (502, 503, etc.). I am guessing that 501 was available because you deleted the user that initially had that UID. In most cases, assigning UniqueID 501 would not work. I don't know what would happen, probably an innocuous failure with an error message, but its possible it would break the active 501 user.

I believe that 1000 and up are the UIDs that are conventionally assigned to this kind of user. Out of curiosity, does nextpvr user show up in users and groups?

For the information of anyone who wants to determine what UIDs are available, the command to list all users and their UIDs is:
dscl . -list /Users UniqueID
or just existing UIDs in the 1000 range:
dscl . -list /Users UniqueID | grep 1...

[mvallevand]

I just picked the next system user on my machine but it could be any 500 level

Martin

[asaxton]

i actually had NextPVR running yesterday, but not configured correctly. I've since installed TabloTV (finaly in the right place) and I can't get NextPVR to run at all! To try to correct things, I. moved NPVR, as recommended, to /opt/nextpvr/system to no avail. I also tried deleting the folder ~/.NPVR-data for good measure to start over. Alas, I'm stuck! Attached is the Terminal results from running via dotnet ./NextPVRServer.dll

Thanks,

Tony

Okay, I figured it out. I needed to restart again!

[mvallevand]

You can't just install NextPVR to a protected folder and expect it to run. You have to decide what you want to do have a stable service or something that runs as a user. For a service you need to follow the steps in this thread exactly and confirm it works ignoring the TabloTV device.

Martin

[Allan]

Looks like you are munging different installation/running methods - the one at the link below and the one on sub's installation page. They have some commonalities, but you have to pick one or the other.

I suggest you start over and follow the instructions in https://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.ph...#pid606585

Martin's and my subsequent comments pertain to that method.

No idea what TabloTV is, or how it may have impacted your installation.

[asaxton]

Yes. I did that, but failed to restart afterward. It's running now, but I still have a ways to go…

Tony

[Allan]

Yes. I did that, but failed to restart afterward. It's running now, but I still have a ways to go…

Tony

If you followed the instructions, you would not be starting up by using this terminal command: dotnet ./NextPVRServer.dll