That's a bit of a pain :) Any idea if this will be supported at some point?
Cheers, Neil Victoria Reznichenko wrote: > Neil, > > Monday, February 04, 2002, 6:00:18 PM, you wrote: > NF> Hi, > > NF> Ideally I wish to keep all of my database files on a network drive > NF> (X:\). Using WinMySQLAdmin.exe I have created a my.ini file which > NF> resides in my WINNT directory. > > NF> my.ini contents... > NF> [mysqld] > NF> basedir=C:/mysql > NF> #bind-address=127.0.0.1 > NF> datadir=X:/Shared/MyData/data > NF> #language=C:/mysql/share/your language directory > NF> #slow query log#= > NF> #tmpdir#= > NF> #port=3306 > NF> #set-variable=key_buffer=16M > NF> [WinMySQLadmin] > NF> Server=C:/mysql/bin/mysqld-nt.exe > NF> user=guest > NF> password=guest > > NF> Upon starting the MySQL service though I receive the error message > NF> "Could not start the Mysql service on \\DELL02. Error 1067: The process > NF> terminated unexpectedly". I have copied the databases to a local drive > NF> (D:\) and altered the my.ini file and all works well. > > NF> Does anyone know why I cannot use MySQL to access databases on a > NF> networked drive??? > > MySQL doesnt support loading files from Windows/samba shares. > > NF> Neil > > -- > For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ > This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net > <___/ www.mysql.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > *************************************************************** > This message was virus checked with: SAVI 3.53 Jan 2002 > last updated 30th January 2002 > *************************************************************** -- -------------------------------- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
