http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496196 User drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com added comment http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=496196#c7 --- Comment #7 from David Rankin <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> 2009-05-28 01:48:00 MDT --- The problem with the 10.3 packages are that it overwrites the users /etc/my.cnf with the following: 02:42 alchemy:~/linux/boxes/nirvana> nc my.cnf.botched [client] port = 3306 socket = /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock [mysqld] port = 3306 socket = /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock <snip> [safe_mysqld] log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log datadir = /var/lib/mysql socket = /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock [mysqldump] socket = /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock <snip> When the values in /etc/my.cnf should be: [02:43 nirvana:/etc] # nc my.cnf [client] port = 3306 socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock [mysqld] port = 3306 socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock <snip> [safe_mysqld] log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log datadir = /var/lib/mysql socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock [mysqldump] socket = /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock <snip> Fixing the my.cnf you are packaging to correct these entries will solve the problem. It is very disappointing to update a package and have it break your server. Both 10.3 and 11.0 were released with mysql defaulting to /var/lib/mysql for the pid and socket and no update break that config. Thanks. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.