Ok thats what I was guessing, so I need to create a new user for the DB seperate from the root. Do I " chown " the binaries and database files to my new user? Or Do the binaries always stay to root?
Thanks much! DK -----Original Message----- From: Gerald Clark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:08 AM To: David Kramer Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Can access DBs when started w/ safe_mysql but not with mysqld???? The mysql user should own the databases and files, not root. David Kramer wrote: >I am able to access all of the database instances that I have created when >starting Mysql with safe_mysql(as root user). As soon as I start mysql any >other way, I keep getting the Access Denied Error. Can root only access DBs >under safe_mysql? Im completely lost here.... > >Thanks, > >DK > >David Kramer >Reflect.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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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