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Prevent shutdown

Hello,

I'm actually looking for a workaround to prevent system shutdown when e.g. a PVR timer is running. Anyone got an idea?
I'm actually using Ubuntu 16.04 with Kodi 17.

In Ubuntu 14.04 LTS with Kodi 16 I managed this like this, which was working pretty good:

Code:
[root@kodi:~] {0}
cat /etc/cron.d/prevent-shutdown
*       *       *       *       *       root    /home/hts/prevent_shutdown.sh; sleep 15; /home/hts/prevent_shutdown.sh; sleep 15; /home/hts/prevent_shutdown.sh; sleep 15; /home/hts/prevent_shutdown.sh

[root@kodi:~] {0}
cat /home/hts/prevent_shutdown.sh
#!/bin/bash

/usr/lib/pm-utils/sleep.d/94-hts-prevent-shutdown.sh > /dev/null 2>&1
if [[ $? -ge 1 ]]; then
        chmod 0000 /sbin/shutdown
        chmod 000 /usr/sbin/pm-suspend
else
        [ -f /sbin/shutdown ] || ln -s /bin/systemctl /sbin/shutdown
        chmod 755 /sbin/shutdown
        chmod 775 /usr/sbin/pm-suspend
fi

Since the change from init.d to systemd, this solution is not working anymore.
I did already tried removing executable flags from /sbin/shutdown respectively /bin/systemctl, which was not working. Even removing the symlink is not working.
Therefore it looks like systemd uses another way.
systemd-inhibit won't be a solution, due tvheadend does not fork an extra process which I could separately start with this hook.

Thanks in advance.

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Why is this change breaking the skin?

I have just gone to Kodi 17.0 and hate the fact that I don't have "time remaining" shown.. So I tried to modify the Estuary skin and failed.

But then I realised I could use the Confluence skin so downloaded it and its fine.. But then I made the change that I have made many times in Kodi 16, documented here:

HOW-TO:Add_Time_Remaining_to_Confluence (wiki)

But when I made the change, it messes up the playback GUI.. But whats weird is that when I uncomment out my lines, its stays broken and only works again when I DELETE them.. I am a bit confused, as surely uncommenting them should be fine..

So let me be specific... The line of interest are this:

<label>$LOCALIZE[31049] $INFO[Player.Fibel>$LOCALIZE[31049]

<label>$INFO[Player.Duration(hh:mmConfuseds)]</label>


I then change them and add extra lines so it reads like this:

<!label>$LOCALIZE[31049] $INFO[Player.Fibel>$LOCALIZE[31049]
<label>Runtime: $INFO[Player.Duration(hh:mmConfuseds)] (Ends $INFO[Player.FinishTime])</label>

<!label>$INFO[Player.Duration(hh:mmConfuseds)]</label>
<label>-$INFO[Player.TimeRemaining(hh:mmConfuseds)]</label>


After this change, the Skin is no longer correct and the GUI is broken.. So I then uncomment/comment the lines:

<label>$LOCALIZE[31049] $INFO[Player.Fibel>$LOCALIZE[31049]
<!label>Runtime: $INFO[Player.Duration(hh:mmConfuseds)] (Ends $INFO[Player.FinishTime])</label>

<label>$INFO[Player.Duration(hh:mmConfuseds)]</label>
<!label>-$INFO[Player.TimeRemaining(hh:mmConfuseds)]</label>


And its STILL broken.. The only way I can get it working is to delete my lines, and then it works again, like this:


<label>$LOCALIZE[31049] $INFO[Player.Fibel>$LOCALIZE[31049]

<label>$INFO[Player.Duration(hh:mmConfuseds)]</label>


This is standard XML stuff.. So why is this breaking the skin.. Even when I comment out my lines.. Is there something else I am missing which is new in Kodi 17.0?