Also, although the standard "groupadd" command doesn't work for adding groups, you can use NetInfo Manager to add a group. This gives you a GUI interface to managing your groups and users. If you don't like GUI, use the command line tool "niutil", which has its own man page.
You would probably like this link, because it's the Apple-sanctioned way to install MySQL onto OS X. It includes a brief description of how to use NetInfo, as well, so you will find it useful even if you don't care about installing MySQL. The only problem is that it does not mention that 3.23.44 has a problem shutting down properly on Mac OS X (just use 3.23.45 because all the steps are the exact same and it doesn't have this problem). http://developer.apple.com/internet/macosx/osdb.html BTW, don't be intimidated by the prospect of compiling source code. I used to think that was hard core, but now I prefer it over the GUI or binary installs. Feel free to contact me directly if you have a problem, I just got MySQL up and running on Mac OS X the other day. --Erik On Thursday, November 29, 2001, at 08:29 PM, Kundan Kumar wrote: > Try installing by fink.. > > http://fink.sourceforge.net/ > > If you have worked on debian, you will appreciate it. > > Regards, > Kundan > > > > On 11/30/01 12:13 AM, "Kurt Tappe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm stuck trying to figure out how to install this thing. What I've >> tried: >> >> * The download doesn't contain a standard MacOS .pkg so I can't do a >> GUI >> install. >> >> * The command-line instructions require the "groupadd" command in step >> #1, but >> MacOS doesn't support this due to the existence of the NetInfo system. >> >> * Turning to the "manual.html" included in the MacOS X build, only >> Linux and >> Windows are mentioned. >> >> Can anyone who has successfully installed MySQL under MacOS X tell me >> how they >> did so?? >> >> Thanks, >> -Kurt > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <mysql-unsubscribe- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
