Re: Deleting a MySQL database in postrm

2002-06-17 Thread Scott Dier
Ari Pollak wrote: In any case, I don't think it wise to add/remove databases on installation/removal, that should probably be left up to the user to do - I don't think any package, including TWIG, which needs MySQL to run, installs a database automatically. I believe that IMP does some questi

Re: Deleting a MySQL database in postrm

2002-06-17 Thread Steve Langasek
On Sun, Jun 16, 2002 at 01:25:22PM -0400, Ari Pollak wrote: > The standard way of storing the root password for MySQL is in > ~root/.my.cnf.. It should look something like this: > [mysqladmin] > user= username > password= password > In any case, I don't think it wise to add/r

Re: Deleting a MySQL database in postrm

2002-06-16 Thread Ari Pollak
The standard way of storing the root password for MySQL is in ~root/.my.cnf.. It should look something like this: [mysqladmin] user= username password= password In any case, I don't think it wise to add/remove databases on installation/removal, that should probably be left

Deleting a MySQL database in postrm

2002-06-16 Thread Marco Kuhlmann
Hi ya, I am currently trying to package RefDB, a bibliography database manager. RefDB uses MySQL, so one thing that the package has to do is to create/delete MySQL databases and users. For that, the scripts need the admin password for the MySQL database server. What is the best way to handle t

Re: Deleting a MySQL database in postrm

2002-06-16 Thread Ari Pollak
The standard way of storing the root password for MySQL is in ~root/.my.cnf.. It should look something like this: [mysqladmin] user= username password= password In any case, I don't think it wise to add/remove databases on installation/removal, that should probably be left

Deleting a MySQL database in postrm

2002-06-16 Thread Marco Kuhlmann
Hi ya, I am currently trying to package RefDB, a bibliography database manager. RefDB uses MySQL, so one thing that the package has to do is to create/delete MySQL databases and users. For that, the scripts need the admin password for the MySQL database server. What is the best way to handle