That means that your options have no group. Options should go under the program they're intended to be run under, for instance
[mysqldump] user=root [mysql.client] user=guest [mysqld] log=/path/to/logfile You want the mysqld program (mysql server) to use the general log, so put it under a section marked [mysqld] in your config file. -Sheeri On 5/19/06, Rich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Why this list goes private I'll never know. I guess that's why I always get two copies. In the errors log: Found option without preceding group in config file: /etc/my.cnf at line: 1 Fatal error in defaults handling. Program aborted /var/log/ does indeed exist root runs mysqld On May 19, 2006, at 12:01 PM, sheeri kritzer wrote: > Yes. idea #1 -- reply all, including the list. > > idea #2 -- what's in the error logs? > > Check that the user that runs mysql has permission to write to the > file and that /var/log exists. Rich Fortnum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Toronto -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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