Hello Franz, On Sunday 07 December 2003 12:42, Franz Edler wrote:
I do not have specific experiences with SuSE 9.0 (stiil waiting for it from my distributor) but I do with previous versions of SuSE (7.x and 8.x), > I am not very experienced with Linux, but SuSE Linux 9.0 and YaST makes it > very comfortable for me to install various SW-packages. Therefore I try to > install also MySQL with YaST. > > There are MySQL packages (Version 4.0.15) included in SuSE Linux 9.0 > distribution and I try to install the server and the client with YaST. > > But after installation of these packages with YaST - which is the easy part > - one has to configure various parameters for MySQL to work properly e.g. > create the database files, define group and user, grant access ... > Unfortunately the MySQL-manual (which is a big document) does not give any > guidelines for installing with YaST. Unfortunately you cannot use YaST to confiture MySQL. Although your may want the server to start at boot time and that is done in the "System->Run Level Editor" in YaST. > > After several times re- and de-installing mysql and also SuSE-Linux itself > I still have troubles to get the server running. What kind of troubles? Probably this is the place this group can start to help you. > > Has anyone already done a MySQL-installation with SuSE Linux 9.0 and YaST? > Is there any "quick installation guide" for this task? I think you have done all it could be done using YaST. You need now to jump into the documentation of MySQL. I will suggest that you read the tutorial in section 3 of MySQL's documentation. (URL: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Tutorial.html). > > I would be very happy to get some help. Hope I have been usefull. > > Franz Bernard -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
