When you ls to /database/var do you see the mysql/ directory? -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Victor Pendleton Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED] '; ''[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' ' Sent: 7/9/04 4:15 PM Subject: RE: problem upgrading from 4.1.0-alpha to 4.1.3-beta on Solaris 9
Okay, I changed the datadir to /database/var, same error. The symlink is definitely valid: when doing cd and ls and such I always use the symlink. jf On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Victor Pendleton wrote: > Is the symlink still valid? Can you point the data directory variable to > this location and see if the MySQL server starts up? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: Victor Pendleton > Cc: 'John Fink '; '[EMAIL PROTECTED] ' > Sent: 7/9/04 4:08 PM > Subject: RE: problem upgrading from 4.1.0-alpha to 4.1.3-beta on Solaris 9 > > > > On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Victor Pendleton wrote: > > > What is the location of your data/mysql directory? > > > > It's actually in /database/var. There's a symlink in /opt/mysql that > points it over. Could a symlink be the problem? > > jf > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
