did you try the --skip-networking option? This option still allows local connections, so, not sure if it serves your purpose though...
HTH, SB -----Original Message----- From: Rudy Metzger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: backup / superuser only Dear all, Is there a way to start mysqld in a way, that say only a superuser can connect. I would need this e.g. for restoring a backup, because I do not want users to connect to the server while I restore the binary log. I already check the options for mysqld but could not find anything (except changing the port and using this port for backup, hoping noone connects to the new port or to switch off tcp/ip at all and only connect through unix sockets). Thanx for any hint!!! Cheers /rudy -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
