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[aledr <matrixworkstation@xxxxxxxxx>]

I got the same problem on the weekend...   I hope they fix It soon.

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:18 PM, David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
<drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Listmates,
>
>        Somewhat critical, but update of mysql to mysql-5.1.34-29.1 through
> buildservice breaks the mysql install by putting the mysql.sock and
> mysqld.pid in /var/run/mysql instead of /var/lib/mysql as normal. This of
> course prevents access to your existing databases on openSuSE 10.3. The init
> script in /usr/sbin/rcmysql is mucked up as well as /etc/my.cnf.
> In /usr/sbin/rcmysql the variables setting the socket and pid dir are:
>
>        # The following section has been taken from
>        # the original MySQL init script
>        # Note: If you want to change these variables, you'll make your life
> easier
>        # if you do so in /etc/my.cnf, which is preserved during upgrades
>        basedir=/usr
>        datadir=/var/lib/mysql
>        mysql_daemon_user=mysql
>        mysql_daemon_group=mysql
>        pid_file=/var/run/mysql/mysqld.pid
>        socket=/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock
>        print_defaults=/usr/bin/my_print_defaults
>        upgrade_log=/var/log/mysql_upgrade.log
>
> That's NUTS! Since when does openSuSE use /var/run for mysql??
>
>        The init script for mysql-5.0.67-22.1 on 10.3 correctly provides:
>
>       # The following section has been taken from
>        # the original MySQL init script
>        # Note: If you want to change these variables, you'll make your life
> easier
>        # if you do so in /etc/my.cnf, which is preserved during upgrades
>        basedir=/usr
>        datadir=/var/lib/mysql
>        mysql_daemon_user=mysql
>        mysql_daemon_group=mysql
>        pid_file=/var/lib/mysql/mysqld.pid
>        socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
>        print_defaults=/usr/bin/my_print_defaults
>
>        If you are bitten my by this bug, just make the needed changes to 
> /etc/my.cnf
> and /usr/sbin/rcmysql and restart the server.
>
>
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