> I compiled mysql w/o this option. Is there any file that I can modify and
> bounce the server to take this? I modified:
>
> my-path/share/mysql
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 4938 Jul 23 10:32 my-huge.cnf
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root other 4914 Jul 23 10:33 my-large.cnf
> -rw-r--r--
> Another question related to server start:
>
> Can I configure mysql.sock to some other dir, since /tmp/mysql.sock might
> easiely being deleted by someone?
>
>
> Thanks!
> Annie
>
>
Yes, you can - and I'd make that recommendation on shared systems.
configure option:
--with-unix-socket-path=/pat
