Index: contrib/Linux/init_scripts/upstart.mythtv-backend.conf
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--- contrib/Linux/init_scripts/upstart.mythtv-backend.conf	(revision 23041)
+++ contrib/Linux/init_scripts/upstart.mythtv-backend.conf	(working copy)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 script
         USER=mythtv
-        ARGS="--logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log"
+        ARGS="--logfile /var/log/mythtv/mythbackend.log --user $USER"
         test -f /etc/default/mythtv-backend && . /etc/default/mythtv-backend || true
-        exec /bin/su -c "/usr/bin/mythbackend $ARGS" $USER
+        /usr/bin/mythbackend $ARGS
 end script