Paul,
OK, I think it make sense now. Appreciate you clearing this up in my head
atleast.
THX's...
>>>thanks for the info. So if I'm ready this correctly, I would log
>>>into the server
>>>under my UNIX account, not as root, do the install of the server/client Mysql,
>>>create the new user/group, which would make me part of the new
>>>user/group, then
>>>start the server under this user/group. Is this correct??
>>>>On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:31:42 -0500, Paul DuBois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Not really. You have to be root to create the new user/group, for example.
>>And creating it doesn't make you part of that user/group.
>>
>>Or I may just not be understanding you. Here's one way to do it:
>>- As the UNIX root user, create the user/group that you intend to use
>> for running the MySQL server
>>- Log in as that user and build/install MySQL. (By doing this as that
>> user, all the files will be owned by that user.)
>>- Start the server, either as that user, or as root. In the latter case,
>> specify the --user=xxx flag where xxx is the account you want to use for
>> running the server.
>>
>>There are other variations, such as installing everything as root.
>>In this case, you may have to change the ownership of the stuff in
>>the data directory to the non-root account or the server won't be able
>>to access database files when you run the server as that user.
Mike(mickalo)Blezien
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