bill@linuxpvr:~$ mythbackend
2007-04-09 16:25:40.814 Using runtime prefix = /usr
2007-04-09 16:25:40.883 New DB connection, total: 1
2007-04-09 16:25:40.891 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-04-09 16:25:40.899 Current Schema Version: 1160
Starting up as the master server.
2007-04-09 16:25:40.966 New DB connection, total: 2
2007-04-09 16:25:40.967 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-04-09 16:25:40.970 EITHelper: localtime offset -5:00:00 
2007-04-09 16:25:40.975 New DB connection, total: 3
2007-04-09 16:25:40.976 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-04-09 16:25:41.066 New DB scheduler connection
2007-04-09 16:25:41.067 Connected to database 'mythconverg' at host: localhost
2007-04-09 16:25:41.073 Main::Starting HttpServer
2007-04-09 16:25:41.076 Main::Registering HttpStatus Extension
2007-04-09 16:25:41.084 mythbackend version: 0.20.20060828-3 www.mythtv.org
2007-04-09 16:25:41.085 Enabled verbose msgs:  important general
/var/lib/mythtv//nfslockfile.lock: Permission denied
Unable to open lockfile!
Be sure that '/var/lib/mythtv/' exists and that both 
the directory and that file are writeable by this user.
bill@linuxpvr:~$