> I believe you need to move the socket which defaults to /tmp. If you move > it to /var/run or /var/tmp, you should be good to go. I think you can > either set the location at compile time or in the config files.
Thanks for the response! I have /tmp symlinked to /var/tmp, and /var is mounted writable and it still doesn't work. -Lance > > Jerry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lance Uyehara" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 7:30 PM > Subject: problem upgrading > > > > I was running mysql 3.23.26 on freebsd 4.6 without a problem. Then I had a > > runaway high load cpu event and figured I should at least get later code > > before complaining. So I grabbed 3.23.52 (the latest freebsd package). > > > > My databases are in /var/db/mysql. > > > > My root partition is mounted readonly. > > > > When I run: > > /usr/local/bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql --skip-networking > /dev/null 2>&1 > & > > > > I get the following error: > > Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how > > to run mysqld as root! > > > > When I do mount -u / > > everything runs just fine. > > > > So my question is what do I need to do to run mysqld with the / partition > > mounted read only? > > > > Thanks for the help, > > Lance > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
