Problems installing mysql3.23.41 source version

2001-08-16 Thread sachin shetty
Hello I get the following error message when i complie the source version of mysql3.23.41. checking character sets... configure: error: No number was found in ./sql/share/charsets/Index for the latin1 character set. This is a bug in the MySQL distribution. Please report this message to [EMAIL P

Trouble upgrading to mysql ver 3.23.41

2001-08-15 Thread sachin shetty
Hi i have successfully installed the 3.23.39 version of mysql. but the 3.23.41 version throws the following error when the mysqld daemon is started 010815 15:14:42 mysqld started 010815 15:14:42 Warning: setrlimit couldn't increase number of open files to more than 64 010815 15:14:42 Warning:

Protection of /tmp/mysql.sock

2001-08-09 Thread sachin shetty
Hi i think this isnt a purely mysql specific question but surely related. I have a stick bit set on the /tmp directory(Solaris) where the socket file resides.But there is no protection on the file because ppl apart from the owner of the file can delete the file.. Sachin --

Encrypt Database data

2001-08-09 Thread sachin shetty
Hello Is there a way to encrypt database data and to let only one user decrypt when server and client runs on the same machine? I am aware of the fact that this is not fool proof scecurity as the decryption happens in the memory and not hard to steal..but i guess its for a short time and would

Re: Availability of mysql/pam authentication module

2001-07-30 Thread sachin shetty
There is a pam-mysql.tar.gz file that I found on http://www.tcx.se/ , however, it is more than broken according to the author. - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists

Availability of mysql/pam authentication module

2001-07-30 Thread sachin shetty
Hello I would like to know what I need to do in order to have my passwd/shadow files in a Mysql database? Thanks Sachin - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.

mysql authentication via /etc/passwd

2001-07-26 Thread sachin shetty
Hi I have written an app to extract data from the mysql database which would be run by around 3000 users.But I would like to use the login/passwd in the /etc/passwd file for authentication. Is it possible to use /etc/passwd for 'mere' authentication and then let the table permissions in the use

Unix passwd file and mysql authentication table

2001-07-26 Thread sachin shetty
Hi Is it possible to authenticate a logged on user by comparing the unix passwd file entry with the mysql user table entry(after copying passwords from the password file to the table).If there is a module that handles this during connection of the mysql client to the server, then it saves the risk

Re: Mysql Security (fwd)

2001-07-26 Thread sachin shetty
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2001 13:15:06 -0400 (EDT) From: sachin shetty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Christian Grimm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Mysql Security Thanks Christian But when a user connects to the server isnt it mandatory to specify

Mysql Security

2001-07-26 Thread sachin shetty
Hello Is it possible to authenticate a user running mysql client by comparing the unix username($LOGNAME) with the user table in mysql.It seems more secure than specifying the authenticaton parameters in a configuation file or along with the client. Thanks Sachin ---

Restricted access to Mysql through a CGI script

2001-02-14 Thread sachin shetty
Hello I am accessing a mysql database through a CGI script , but wouldnt like to give the passwords in the script.The functionality involves restricting access to tables in the database for different users.Is there a way through which restricted view to the tables can be given via a configuration