Yes that is what I was thinking as well. Unfortunately I don't believe yum will permit me to specify --noscripts so I can avoid mysql_install_db from running.
On Wednesday, December 4, 2013 7:30:31 AM UTC-5, Walter Heck wrote: > > Tried and failed. The problem is that the mysql package automatically uses > /var/lib/mysql, so the right sequence is: > > 1) yum install mysql-server > 2) service mysqld stop > 3) adjust my.cnf > 4) make moves on filesystem if needed > 5) service mysqld start > (steps 2 and 3 can be reversed) > > This is hard to puppetise as it is only needed the very first time when > mysql is not yet installed. I've only ever had to do this on smaller groups > of servers at a time, so always resorted to doing it manually. > > let me know if you figure it out, would be great to see a solution in > puppetlabs-mysql. > > > On Wednesday, 4 December 2013 02:39:50 UTC+1, Thomas wrote: >> >> Has anybody sucessfully used puppetlabs-mysql (or some other method) to >> install MySQL-server on Linux with a my.cnf where datadir != /var/lib/mysql >> ? >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Puppet Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/puppet-users/2dfa86e6-85df-4223-a7eb-64a61357e654%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
