Dave, Monday, February 04, 2002, 10:08:04 PM, you wrote:
DM> I'm currently trying to install MySQL in my home directory on a server which DM> I do have root access to. I follow the steps outlined in O'Reilly's DM> 'MySQL&mSQL' book and I get through the first several steps before problems DM> occure. To set the stage, I'm using mysql-3.23.47. I'm able to 'configure', DM> 'make', and 'make install' without any issues, but when I go to run DM> 'mysql_install_db', it gives me permission errors trying to access DM> '/var/lib/mysql'. When I ran the 'configure', I added the '--prefix' and DM> '--localstatedir' flags with directories which my login would be able to DM> access, including one which I thought would override '/var/lib/mysql'. Have you compiled the source tree after you reconfigured? DM> Dave Mittner -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [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
