I suppose you could set the suid bit on mysqld binary. But that itself will be a security risk. I am not sure why your security folks are insisting on ports below 1024. I hope they realize anything running under 1024 must be run as root. And anything running root can pose a serious security risk.
On 1/5/06, Logg, Connie A. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No...One machine eventually worked on port 1000, and another I changed the > port back to the standard port 3306. I have run into this before and don't > know what makes it finally run. My security folks asked me to run on port > 1000 or another port less than 1024. Fortunately the machine they were > concerned about did finally work on 1000...but I do not know why. > > Thanks for everyone's suggestions, Connie > Connie Logg, Network Analyst > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center > ph: 650-926-2879 > "Happiness is found along the way, not at the end of the road, and 'IF' is > the middle word in life." > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Caroline Jen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:13 AM > To: Logg, Connie A. > Subject: Re: Help...I am desparate > > Is there anything in your PC listening to Port 1000? > > It seems that there is a conflict. > > --- "Logg, Connie A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am trying to start mysql and I keep getting the following error. > > There is no other server or anything else using port 1000. I have > > checked netstat and the port is not active. > > > > 60103 15:54:02 mysqld started > > 060103 15:54:02 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 386242 > > 060103 15:54:02 [ERROR] Can't start server: Bind on TCP/IP port: > > Permission denied > > 060103 15:54:02 [ERROR] Do you already have another mysqld server > > running on port: 1000 ? > > 060103 15:54:02 [ERROR] Aborting > > > > 060103 15:54:02 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... > > 060103 15:54:04 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 > > 386242 > > 060103 15:54:04 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete > > > > 060103 15:54:04 mysqld ended > > > > My /etc/my.cnf file is: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] v3src]$ more /etc/my.cnf [mysqld] > > datadir=/home/iepm/mysql socket=/home/iepm/mysql/mysql.sock > > port=1000 > > > > [mysqld.server] > > datadir=/home/iepm/mysql > > socket=/home/iepm/mysql/mysql.sock > > port=1000 > > > > [client] > > socket=/home/iepm/mysql/mysql.sock > > port=1000 > > > > The system had crashed and burned because of a disk error so I have > > loaded it with the following rpms [EMAIL PROTECTED] v3src]$ rpm -qa | > > grep -i mysql > > MySQL-client-standard-5.0.18-0.rhel3 > > MySQL-server-standard-5.0.18-0.rhel3 > > MySQL-standard-debuginfo-5.0.18-0.rhel3 > > MySQL-shared-standard-5.0.18-0.rhel3 > > MySQL-devel-standard-5.0.18-0.rhel3 > > > > The machine is running: > > Linux socrates.xxx.xxx.xxx 2.4.21-27.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Tue Jan 18 > > 19:25:35 CST 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > > > And the release is: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] v3src]$ more /etc/redhat-release Scientific Linux SL > > Release 3.0.4 (SL) [EMAIL PROTECTED] v3src]$ > > > > > > I have not been able to load the perl DBD bundle either. I do: > > > > /usr/bin/perl -MCPAN -e 'install::DBD::mysql' and it complains because > > the server isn't running. > > > > I actually am having this problem also on a system running mysql Ver > > 14.7 Distrib 4.1.10, for pc-linux-gnu (i686) > > > > It will not sucessfully install the perl bundle there. > > > > I have run into these problems several times in the past, and > > eventually tried everything I have tried today, and something usually > > breaks it loose...but I have had no luck for several days now. > > > > Any help you can provide will be greatly appreciated. > > > > Connie Logg > > Connie Logg, Network Analyst > > Stanford Linear Accelerator Center > > ph: 650-926-2879 > > "Happiness is found along the way, not at the end of the road, and > > 'IF' is the middle word in life." > > > > -- > > MySQL General Mailing List > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > To unsubscribe: > > > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- http://chatter.mirislam.com/
