Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread Jeremy Zawodny
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:06:36PM -0800, David Kramer wrote: Im curious as to why safe_mysqld runs as root? I have changed the owenership and group to mysql and my my.cnf file looks like: Because you start it as root, maybe? -- Jeremy D. Zawodny | Perl, Web, MySQL, Linux Magazine,

RE: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread David Kramer
;Zawodny.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 12:06 PM To: David Kramer Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root? On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:06:36PM -0800, David Kramer wrote: Im curious as to why safe_mysqld runs as root? I have changed the owenership and group to mysql

Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread Michael T. Babcock
David Kramer wrote: Thats what stumps me, I guess I am, but I have changed the ownership of all mysql files to mysql and set the user to mysql in my my.cnf file. By your comment below I guess I need to change it somewhere else? where? Where is mysql being started from? Are you familiar

RE: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread David Kramer
[mysqld], mysql should start under the user mysql? Thanks much, DK -Original Message- From: Michael T. Babcock [mailto:mbabcock;fibrespeed.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 12:58 PM To: David Kramer Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root? David Kramer

RE: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread Paul DuBois
: Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root? On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:06:36PM -0800, David Kramer wrote: Im curious as to why safe_mysqld runs as root? I have changed the owenership and group to mysql and my my.cnf file looks like: Because you start it as root, maybe? -- Jeremy D. Zawodny

Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread Michael T. Babcock
David Kramer wrote: By boot sequence Im guessing you mean my different run levels? rcX.d? Im guessing that I need to set the user value within the start-up script it self rather than my.cnf??? I thought my.cnf was the config file that the start-up scripts reference, by me setting a the

RE: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread Black, Kelly W [PCS]
Get on out there with your bad self Michael !! :) ~KB -Original Message- From: Michael T. Babcock [mailto:mbabcock;fibrespeed.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 3:23 PM To: David Kramer Cc: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root? David Kramer wrote

Re: Why does safe_mysqld runs as root?

2002-11-12 Thread Michael T. Babcock
Black, Kelly W [PCS] wrote: Get on out there with your bad self Michael !! Oh yeah :-) Long day, mind you, http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html came to mind, but I refrained myself (the first time). SQL ... QUERY ... KEYWORD ... STUPID ... SPAM ... SYSTEM ... SUICIDE ...