Hi, On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 01:15:42PM +0100, Nicholas Bamber wrote: > Okay so the following steps reproduce the issue. > > On machine A: > 1.) install mysql-server > 2.) Edit the bind-address field in /etc/mysql/my.cnf so that machine > B can connect. > 3.) Bounce the server. > 4.) Set up a user that could be used from machine B.
this is the usual setup, right? a database backend with mysql is contacted remotely... > On machine B: > 1.) Make sure that no server is installed and no /etc/mysql/ > directory present > 2.) Install mysql-client > 3.) Try to connect to the MySQL server on A using the account > created for that purpose. also this is normal case: on a desktop pc i use mysql but remotely on the server. sqlite is a database that comes with both and doesn't support remoting ;) > The solution should be to have a file like /etc/mysql/conf.d/.keepme > in mysql-common. i don't like those meaningless files that keep directories - isn't there a better way to install a dir without files? regards, michael -- M. Dietrich -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org