Hello Marius On 2005-01-14 Marius Gedminas wrote: > /var/lib/mysql/`hostname`.err says > > 050114 15:20:18 mysqld started > /usr/sbin/mysqld: unrecognized option `--skip-external-locking' > > I have no idea where --skip-external-locking comes from: Check /etc/mysql/my.cnf and $HOME/.my.cnf for "external" and "locking". Do not grep for the "--" before it because in the config file may be written as "external_locking =no" or similar.
> By the way, I see here a /var/log/mysql.log that is an empty file. > /var/log/mysql/mysql.err is also an empty file. There are no other > mysql log files in /var/log. /var/log/mysql.log is the old location, /var/log/mysql/* the new one. I found no sane way to remove the old files, I guess. The location of the log files is set in /etc/mysql/my.cnf, this is probably where you have the `hostname`.err location defined. bye, -christian- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
