Bill, Friday, August 02, 2002, 7:27:49 AM, you wrote: BL> Newbie alert here...! Making my first attempt at changing a variable...
BL> I am trying to add this line: BL> set-variable = safe_show_database=ON BL> To the my.cnf file... But when I do that and then attempt to restart MySQL, BL> it doesn't... Give the can't connect to the mysql.sock error. BL> This is on RedHat 7.3, MySQL 3.23.51. I am using the /etc/my.cnf if that BL> matters. BL> Any help would be GREATLY appreciated... ! safe-show-database is not a variable, it's an option of mysqld. you should start mysqld with --safe-show-database or put "safe-show-database" entry in the [mysqld] section of my.cnf -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita 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