intalling mysql

2001-09-13 Thread bijoy krishna rai
Dear sir, i am trying to intall mysql on red hat linux 6.0 ,pls advise me from where will i get the installable and how to install it with the help of rpm utility. with regards Vijay NIIT_gry - Before posting, pleas

Re: Intalling MySQL

2001-07-13 Thread Steve Brazill
p and permissions settings are used for the directories within "var" (such as the "mysql" 'control' file directory). /usr/local/mysql/var/mysql/*: mysql.mysql rw-rw (Similiar to the directory settings. The "mysql" user 'owns' the files,

Re: Intalling MySQL

2001-07-13 Thread MikeBlezien
Paul, OK, I think it make sense now. Appreciate you clearing this up in my head atleast. THX's... >>>thanks for the info. So if I'm ready this correctly, I would log >>>into the server >>>under my UNIX account, not as root, do the install of the server/client Mysql, >>>create the new user/gro

Re: Intalling MySQL

2001-07-13 Thread Paul DuBois
At 7:21 PM -0500 7/13/01, MikeBlezien wrote: >Paul, > >thanks for the info. So if I'm ready this correctly, I would log >into the server >under my UNIX account, not as root, do the install of the server/client Mysql, >create the new user/group, which would make me part of the new >user/group, th

Re: Intalling MySQL

2001-07-13 Thread MikeBlezien
Paul, thanks for the info. So if I'm ready this correctly, I would log into the server under my UNIX account, not as root, do the install of the server/client Mysql, create the new user/group, which would make me part of the new user/group, then start the server under this user/group. Is this cor

Re: Intalling MySQL

2001-07-13 Thread Paul DuBois
At 6:32 PM -0500 7/13/01, MikeBlezien wrote: >Hello all, > >I'm a bit confused on this issue of installing MySQL and creating a separate >user/group ownership. Now I've read thru many resources, and it recommends not >installing MySQL as root, or is this incorrect?? That's correct, you don't want

Intalling MySQL

2001-07-13 Thread MikeBlezien
Hello all, I'm a bit confused on this issue of installing MySQL and creating a separate user/group ownership. Now I've read thru many resources, and it recommends not installing MySQL as root, or is this incorrect?? Is it better to create the new user/groups, then install MySQL under these user/