You are absolutely right! In the /usr/bin/safe_mysqld, there're two lines where "/var/lib/mysql..." is residing. To me this looks kind of rediculous (sorry for my stupid comment), why they have those configuration info hard-coded in the script? Since we already have my.cnf so the conf info was supposed to be taken from it, but not hard-coded... Sorry again for those great guys who created this brilliant SQL server...
Alex > > But still I have question regarding my.cnf: I searched the whole > > file system and found only one my.cnf in /etc/, and no .my.cnf. > > All I can find about the datadir and socket configurations are just > > staying in /etc/my.cnf and /etc/init.d/mysql. > > Does the 4.1.2 manual also not speak of: "defaults-extra-file The file > specified with --defaults-extra-file=#"? My bet, though, as elsewhere > suggested, is on a script, like mysqld_safe, running mysqld with, > > --socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql > > Grep is your friend. :) > > - Mark --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
