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The MySQL server can be started without a configuration file, only with command line options. You can manually specify the location of my.cnf file with --defaults-file=path command line option. See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/program-options.html sol beach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have inhertited this old Solaris x86 system with MYSQL installed on it. > > mdb:/tmp 15:38:08 [539]# uname -a > SunOS mdb.hitbox.com 5.7 Generic_106542-24 i86pc i386 i86pc > > I would rate myself as an advanced novice WRT MYSQL > To a large deree this system is running OK. > > However, it does seem to be smacking into the limit of 100 concurrent > connections. > AFAIK, no /etc/my.cnf file & no $HOME/.my.cnf file exist. > I've looked & looked at the startup scripts & do not see any > "--config-file" qualifier be specified. > > datadir=/a/mysqldata/ and there is no *cnf file in this folder either > > # find / -name \*cnf -ls > 94133 3 -rw-rw---- 1 root dba 2179 Apr 9 2002 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/support-files/my-small.cnf > 94134 3 -rw-rw---- 1 root dba 2464 Apr 9 2002 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/support-files/my-medium.cnf > 94135 3 -rw-rw---- 1 root dba 2480 Apr 9 2002 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/support-files/my-large.cnf > 94136 3 -rw-rw---- 1 root dba 2502 Apr 9 2002 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/support-files/my-huge.cnf > 382629 3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root dba 2179 Nov 15 09:57 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/share/mysql/my-small.cnf > 382630 3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root dba 2464 Nov 15 09:57 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/share/mysql/my-medium.cnf > 382631 3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root dba 2480 Nov 15 09:57 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/share/mysql/my-large.cnf > 382632 3 -rw-r--r-- 1 root dba 2502 Nov 15 09:57 > /a/home/mysql/mysql-3.23.49/share/mysql/my-huge.cnf > 696215 7 -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 7146 Jul 11 2002 > /a/local/ssl/openssl.cnf > > I may be wrong but I am convinced that MYSQL is reading some file to > acquire values for its varialbles. > How do I identify which file it is using? > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
