* Paul DuBois > You can relocate the data directory at server startup time with a --datadir > option. > > But when looking for my.cnf files, the server will continue to look > in the hardwired directory, if it exists. That's what that sentence > means. > > (The server still looks in /etc/my.cnf; that doesn't change even if you > use --datadir.)
However, can't you start the mysqld daemon with '--basedir=/mysuperdrive' and mount the separate disk drive on /mysuperdrive. Then all /var, /etc, /tmp files will be resolved relative to /mysuperdrive? (Haven't tried though.) -- Jon Haugsand, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norges-bank.no -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
