Hi there, I am using MySQL on ubuntu 8.04.
I followed this link http://www.ubuntu-howto.info/howto/how-to-move-mysql-databases-to-another-location-partition-or-hard-drive to change the data directory of MySQL. After stopping MySQL: sudo /etc/init.d/mysql stop I make a new directory: sudo mkdir /media/disk/MySQL_data then change the ownership of new directory, sudo chown mysql:mysql /media/disk/MySQL_data and copy all data to the new directory, cp -r -p /var/lib/mysql/* /media/disk/MySQL_data/ and deleted all files like ibdata1, ib_logfile0, and ib_logfile1. I then edit /etc/mysql/my.conf and update the "datadir" to my new directory. I also update /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysql so that news lines with /var/lib/mysql replaced by /media/disk/MySQL_data are added. However, after sudo /etc/init.d/apparmor reload I try sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start I got * Starting MySQL database server mysqld [fail] If I change the "datadir" line in /etc/mysql/my.conf back to the original one, I can start MySQL successfully. I think I have done everything needed to change MySQL data directory. Why am I still getting this error? Where can I start to look for the causes? Thanks. Jia -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
