Newbie Query: Error starting MySQL..changed Data Directory

Hi all First usage of MySQL. Newbie in Linux as well as MySQL. Using CentOS 4.2 with MySQL 4.1.12, rpm install. Changed the data directory. My /etc/my.conf [mysqld] datadir=/home.dbdata/mysql socket=/home.dbdata/mysql/mysql.sock # Default to using old password format for compatibility with

RE: Newbie Query: Error starting MySQL..changed Data Directory

starting MySQL..changed Data Directory Hi all First usage of MySQL. Newbie in Linux as well as MySQL. Using CentOS 4.2 with MySQL 4.1.12, rpm install. Changed the data directory. My /etc/my.conf [mysqld] datadir=/home.dbdata/mysql socket=/home.dbdata/mysql/mysql.sock # Default to using old password