Hello. Please, next time always CC your messages to the list as well. I'm not a lampp expert and can only point you to: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/program-options.html
>This advice proved very helpful. This is where its at now: >I noticed that the .err file belonged to user 'nobody'. *Somehwere* in >the lampp scripts (or is compiled?) it forces this user. If I change >into /opt/lampp/sbin and do "./mysqld -umysql" it comes up! BUT... I >don't know what cnf it reads and/or what else lampp needs to feed it >upon startup. I text searched the entire lampp subdir, but I cant >figure out where I can tell lamp to use user "mysql". (Two obvious >places, don't work.) >If anyone knows, please advise. >Thanks; -nat -- 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]