Jose--
Are you running mysqld as 'root'?
Run it as 'mysql' and change the group membership of the data directory and
its contents to 'mysql'.
Vadim.
Jose de Leon wrote:
>
> Here are the perms on the mysql db files /var/lib/mysql/mysql
>
> Also, I was logged into mysql with a plain user 'jose' that had access to only his
> db, 'jose'
>
> grant select,insert,create,drop,delete,alter on jose.* to jose@localhost identified
>by 'jose';
>
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 0 Aug 10 22:49 columns_priv.MYD
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 1024 Aug 10 22:49 columns_priv.MYI
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 8778 Aug 10 22:49 columns_priv.frm
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 302 Aug 15 13:20 db.MYD
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 3072 Aug 15 13:27 db.MYI
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 8982 Aug 10 22:49 db.frm
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 0 Aug 10 22:49 func.MYD
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 1024 Aug 10 22:49 func.MYI
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 8641 Aug 10 22:49 func.frm
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 0 Aug 10 22:49 host.MYD
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 1024 Aug 10 22:49 host.MYI
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 8958 Aug 10 22:49 host.frm
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 0 Aug 10 22:49 tables_priv.MYD
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 1024 Aug 10 22:49 tables_priv.MYI
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 8877 Aug 10 22:49 tables_priv.frm
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 749 Aug 15 13:31 user.MYD
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 2048 Aug 15 13:31 user.MYI
> -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 9148 Aug 10 22:49 user.frm
>
> ======================================
> On Wed, 15 Aug 2001 14:51:44 -0400
> "Andrew Schmidt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure how you were able to do that. Especially since you didn't
> > provide exactly what you did.
> >
> > But here's what I get as ROOT (all privileges):
> >
> > mysql> load data infile '/usr/local/var/db/mysql/mysql/user.MYD' into table
> > t;
> > ERROR 1085: The file '/usr/local/var/db/mysql/mysql/user.MYD' must be in the
> > database directory or be readable by all
> > mysql>
> >
> > since all mysql datafiles are 660 (not readable by all) and do not sit in
> > the database directory I'm not sure how you would read in those tables.
> >
> > The only thing I was able to read in was the .err file
> >
> > perhaps you can explain in more detail what you did?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > -- Andrew
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jose de Leon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 5:03 AM
> > Subject: Looks like any user can read the mysql db!
> >
> >
> > > MySQL 3.23.36
> > >
> > > Using the LOAD DATA command, I was able to read the first field of
> > user.MYD. I think I should
> > > be able to load the rest of the table with a little bit of playing
> > around...
> > >
> > > I think with a little bit of ingenious delimeter specification, etc,
> > anybody should be able to
> > > load any table they want provided they know the path.
> > >
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