Re: Mysqld running as root.
Thankx, That did the trick! So simple yet so. well... simple! - Original Message - From: Gerald Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sean Strycker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: MySQL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 6:27 AM Subject: Re: Mysqld running as root. > add user=mysql to the [mysqld] section of /etc/my.cnf > EX: > > [mysqld] > user=mysql > > Sean Strycker wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm a newbe to Linux and MySQL, but I'm finding it very interesting. > > > > I'll cut right to the chase - I've followed the directions in the manual for the binary install on Linux. but every time I start up the mysql daemon and do a pstree -laup, it's running as root. > > > > This is on a development / play machine so it's not that big a deal, but my system admin says that I have to run it as user=mysql. > > > > I've tried changing the mysql.server script, the my.cnf file, etc. I cant figure it out - how to make it start up and run as user=mysql!?! > > > > Anywho - any help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Sean. > > - > Before posting, please check: >http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) >http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
Re: Mysqld running as root.
add user=mysql to the [mysqld] section of /etc/my.cnf EX: [mysqld] user=mysql Sean Strycker wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm a newbe to Linux and MySQL, but I'm finding it very interesting. > > I'll cut right to the chase - I've followed the directions in the manual for the >binary install on Linux. but every time I start up the mysql daemon and do a pstree >-laup, it's running as root. > > This is on a development / play machine so it's not that big a deal, but my system >admin says that I have to run it as user=mysql. > > I've tried changing the mysql.server script, the my.cnf file, etc. I cant figure it >out - how to make it start up and run as user=mysql!?! > > Anywho - any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Sean. - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
RE: Mysqld running as root.
The biggest help is from INSTALL-SOURCE in the source tarball. == The basic commands you must execute to install and use a *MySQL* binary distribution are: shell> groupadd mysql shell> useradd -g mysql mysql shell> cd /usr/local shell> gunzip < /path/to/mysql-VERSION-OS.tar.gz | tar xvf - shell> ln -s mysql-VERSION-OS mysql shell> cd mysql shell> scripts/mysql_install_db shell> chown -R root /usr/local/mysql shell> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/var shell> chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql shell> chown -R root /usr/local/mysql/bin/ shell> bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & == Ping Lu Cable & Wireless Global Network Tools and Analysis Group, USA W: +1-703-292-2359 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: Sean Strycker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 7:20 PM > To: MySQL > Subject: Mysqld running as root. > > > > Hello, > > I'm a newbe to Linux and MySQL, but I'm finding it very interesting. > > I'll cut right to the chase - I've followed the directions in > the manual for the binary install on Linux. but every time I > start up the mysql daemon and do a pstree -laup, it's running as root. > > This is on a development / play machine so it's not that big > a deal, but my system admin says that I have to run it as user=mysql. > > I've tried changing the mysql.server script, the my.cnf file, > etc. I cant figure it out - how to make it start up and run > as user=mysql!?! > > Anywho - any help would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Sean. > - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
