Re: can create, cannot drop...?

2001-02-26 Thread Geoff Coffey
on 2/26/01 2:59 PM, G. Adam Stanislav at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 09:11 26-02-2001 -0700, Geoff Coffey wrote: >> Errno 21 on my system is EISDIR -- 'is a directory', which doesn't seem to >> be an error at all... > > It is an error (that is why it starts with an 'E'). Appendix C of > POSIX

Re: can create, cannot drop...?

2001-02-26 Thread G. Adam Stanislav
At 09:11 26-02-2001 -0700, Geoff Coffey wrote: >Errno 21 on my system is EISDIR -- 'is a directory', which doesn't seem to >be an error at all... It is an error (that is why it starts with an 'E'). Appendix C of POSIX Programmer's Guide describes it as follows: "Attemp to open a directory for wr

Re: can create, cannot drop...?

2001-02-26 Thread Geoff Coffey
on 2/26/01 8:07 AM, Rolf Hopkins at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Actually, at the file system level, yes, you're right. But database level > security, not necessarily. Check you have the right permissions for a start At least in my case, the drop _almost_ succeeds. The table files are deleted. T

Re: can create, cannot drop...?

2001-02-26 Thread Rolf Hopkins
ED]> Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 17:03 Subject: Re: can create, cannot drop...? > but Rolf.. if i can create wouldn't that indicate permission to drop also? > > thanx > > At 10:01 AM +0800 2/26/01, Rolf Hopkins wrote: > >Suggestion: Check file permissions. > &g

Re: can create, cannot drop...?

2001-02-26 Thread tlr7425
;Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 12:33 >Subject: can create, cannot drop...? > > >> i'm newbie. >> >> how come i can create but cannot drop? (errno: 21) >> i am root. >> >> mysqladmin asks if

Re: can create, cannot drop...?

2001-02-25 Thread Rolf Hopkins
Suggestion: Check file permissions. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 12:33 Subject: can create, cannot drop...? > i'm newbie. > > how come i can create but cannot drop? (errno: 21) > i

can create, cannot drop...?

2001-02-24 Thread tlr7425
i'm newbie. how come i can create but cannot drop? (errno: 21) i am root. mysqladmin asks if i am sure... i say 'yes' and i get the same (can't rmdir. errno: 21) TIA - Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com