Well that still doesn't explain how to create a group....
Thanks for the link. Now I'm trying to figure out how to install packages.
Again, different from Solaris...
I love UNIX on the Mac, but BSD is a whole re-learning experience...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: will [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 3:15 PM
> To: Cranz, Gregory
> Cc: MacPerl-OS X Mailing List
> Subject: Re: OT: mySQL installation
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> At 2:39 pm -0400 19/7/01, Cranz, Gregory wrote:
> >Sorry to go off topic, but...
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> >I'm reading the installation instructions for mySQL 3.23.39
> for OS X & I'm
> >confused...
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> >Right off the bat:
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> >1. groupadd mysql
> >(I can't seem to find groupadd, addgroup,. or any variation
> thereof...)
> >2. useradd -g mysql mysql
> >(Same goes for useradd....)
> >3. etc ....
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> you're probably better off using apple's users control panel, i'm
> afraid. the effect is the same.
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> Marc Liyanage has a good page about mysql and os x:
> http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/
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> including readymade packages, which didn't work for me but ymmv.
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