> Julia, > Tuesday, December 03, 2002, 2:24:49 AM, you wrote: > > JS> I have just installed the mysql binary on solaris 8. > JS> I would like have the data go to a different directory than /local/mysql/data. > JS> How do I get it to do that? > > JS> I tried starting it with the --datadir set, but that didn't work. > JS> I tried setting datadir in the /etc/my.cnf file, but that didn't work. > JS> I tried making /local/mysql/data a softlink to a different place, but > JS> that didn't work. > JS> I tried making /local/mysql/data/mysql a softlink to a different place, but > JS> that didn't work. > > What exactly doesn't work? Could you be more detailed?
Here's more detail: I shutdown and added /etc/my.cnf file: kaaawa# more /etc/my.cnf [mysql] datadir = /db_data/mysql_data hide the installed data directory: kaaawa# mv data data.orig started up again: kaaawa# bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & [1] 963 kaaawa# The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or is not executable Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart this script from there as follows: ./bin/safe_mysqld. [1] Exit 1 bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql kaaawa# Next I shutdown and got rid of /etc/my.cnf I made /local/mysql/mysql-3.23.51/data a link to /db_data/mysql_data lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 19 Dec 3 10:09 data -> /db_data/mysql_data Try to start up: kaaawa# bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & [1] 826 kaaawa# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /local/mysql/mysql-3.23.51/data 021203 10:10:40 mysqld ended Try making the softlink from /local/mysql/mysql-3.23.51/data/mysql to /db_data/mysql_data and that wouldn't start either: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root other 25 Dec 3 10:17 mysql -> /db_data/mysql_data/mysql kaaawa# bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & [1] 896 kaaawa# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /local/mysql/mysql-3.23.51/data 021203 10:17:40 mysqld ended Thanks for your help! Julia > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
