It's simply the log file for MySQL (SQL dB server) which is running on your
system.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Oliver L. Plaine Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 4:55 PM
Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 6.1 sent me a mail
> Sun, 5 Mar 2000 15:33:21
>
> My MD "Helios" 2-2-13-7mdk, has sent me an E-mail saying "errors
> occurred while rotating logs"...? "/var/mysql.log failed" ..."no such
> file or directory"
>
> what is a MYSQL log ? (it sounds painful).
>
> I ran man mysql and it refers to some obscure data base?
> I ran info mysql and it gives the identical cryptic explanation.
>
> I ran tree /var | less ....It showed 248 directories and 269 files,
> but the linux is still hungry for mysql?
>
> They will not come out and say what exactly this log does, but
> I am not using any networking , internet, or off site modem usage in
> Linux. If this is pertinent to one of these unused systems I will
> ignore it...
> If it is the master list for some important brain activity I
> want to correct it..
>
> Will some one tell me the importance of the MYSQL log?
>
> thank you
> Olly P
>
