> I tried the unset TMPDIR command and I still get the same error. This is > driving me insane. Any help from you guys will be great! > > Many Thanks, > > Mo. > > > > > > Replying back to list... > > On Oct 20, 2010, at 17:46, Mo Issa wrote: > >> > Ryan Schmidt wrote: > >> > >>> >> On Oct 20, 2010, at 17:08, Mo Issa wrote: >>> >> >>>>> >> >> after I successfully installed mysql and the server port using >>>>> macports, I rebooted, then I¹ve been trying to create the initial database >>>>> but it just won¹t work. I researched this all day and it still won¹t work. >>>>> I¹m on Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.8 and I keep on getting this error message >>>>> when I execute the command to install the db: >>>>> >> >> >>>>> >> >> sudo /opt/local/lib/mysql5/bin/mysql_install_db --user=mysql >>>>> >> >> Password: >>>>> >> >> Installing MySQL system tables... >>>>> >> >> ERROR: 1004 Can't create file '/var/tmp/#sqle6_1_0.frm' (errno: 9) >>> >> >>> >> It sounds like your operating system's /var/tmp directory either doesn't >>> exist or has the wrong permissions. >>> >> >>> >> What is the output of the following command: >>> >> >>>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> ls -ld /var/tmp >> > >> > This is what I get: >> > >> > ls -ld /var/tmp >> > drwxrwxrwt 38 root wheel 1292 Oct 20 17:42 /var/tmp > > Actually that looks fine. > > Do you have the TMPDIR environment variable set? This bug report at Homebrew > suggests having that variable set will cause this problem, so try unsetting > that variable. > > http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/issuesearch?state=closed&q=1004#issue/2821 > >
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