Not sure if you mistype but the file is called my.cnf not my.cfg
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 2/5/04, 11:31:43 AM, dan orlic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding issue with my.cfg: > i have an issue with my.cfg. I am trying to change the value of > wait_timeout. it's default value is > 28800., my install is 4.0.15. As i understand it, the my.cfg file needs > to be in /etc dir. the entry i have in it is > set wait_timeout = 600000; > that did nothing, i tried wait_timeout = 600000 and that did nothing... > actually the server would not even start, > any advice on this would be great, thanks. > dan orlic > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]