John Mistler wrote:
Aha, this revealed the .pid:
/usr/local/mysql-standard-4.0.18-apple-darwin6.8-powerpc/data/John-Mistlers-
Computer.local.pid
Now, this brings up a new question. Is there a "sudo find" command I can
use to locate the proper .pid on any given computer? I am hard coding this
into an application that will reset the root password to whatever the user
enters. How can this be done if I don't know the location of the .pid file
ahead of time on their system?
Welcome to the Exciting World Of Installer Writing :-)
I'd recommend, in order, 1) take Greg Willits' suggestion to look
at embedded MySql rather than try to deal with the vagaries of a
possible existing installation, or 2) get a good shell (sh/bash)
scripting book. It's possible to do what you want fairly reliably
but it's a lot more than a one-liner! And OT for this list, too.
P.S. Is the host name in my example "local" or
"John-Mistlers-Computer.local"?
I believe this reflects some OS X wierdness, in that 'local' is a
dummy domain name, and the hostname is 'John-Mistlers-Computer'. I
am not a Mac person, this Powerbook's just a loaner for a project,
so you probably want to confirm that with some testing. Or ask on
a Mac-oriented dev list.
HTH,
--
Hassan Schroeder ----------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Webtuitive Design === (+1) 408-938-0567 === http://webtuitive.com
dream. code.
--
MySQL General Mailing List
For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
