On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 06:39:08PM -0500, Jeff Gordon wrote: > > 24 hours ago I did a 'mysqlhotcopy' of a working database, then > inadverntently did an 'rsync' copy of that copy, _over_ the working > database tables. > > Today, mysql is saying "Can't read dir ./thedatabase/'" when I start up > a conversation. :(
...and the reason is because: 'root' owns the dir in question (though not the files it contains). Changing that now.... Leaving the one question: > - Is there (he asked, hopefully) a 'buffer' mysql has been keeping > during the last 24 hours, that might be holding transactions that > were not written to the tables on disk, but still could be > written to those tables now...? Thanks kindly, -- -- Jeff -- <http://www.wellnow.com> "There's nothing left in the world to prove. All that's worth doing is to love one another, using whatever means are available to serve." -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
