I've been using MySQL now for around a month. I also administer the system where our MySQL implementation is installed. Each night, we perform a full file system backup around 11:50PM. I just noticed that our MySQL root data directory is filling up with binary data files named so:
`hostname`-bin.### So, for instance (our hostname is 'dewey'), I saw the following being deposited into our MySQL data dir: -rw-rw---- 1 root root 14909 Oct 7 23:50 dewey-bin.035 There are now 35 of these files sitting in the data dir, some of which take up an enormous amount of disk space. Are these data dumps of some sort? Does this happen every time MySQL shuts down? Should I be concerned about this? Should I save these files or delete them? I've checked the logs and MySQL seems to be shutting down just fine (no errors). However, these files are quickly eating away my disk space. A couple of them are over 500MB in size! If any one has any advice or information it would be appreciated. Thanks, Rob Robert Fox Sr. Programmer/Analyst University Libraries of Notre Dame (574)631-3353 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <mysql-unsubscribe-##L=##[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
