That's just what I can't do - these instructions don't work because of
the access problem.
(They say there is no existing password, but the system denies me
access anyway).
2009/4/22 Joerg Sonnenberger :
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:29:46PM +0100, Colin Adams wrote:
>> I can access mysql if i sta
On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:29:46PM +0100, Colin Adams wrote:
> I can access mysql if i start it with the --skip-grant-tables option,
> and then i can set the root user's password, but I still can't login
> when i restart it.
Did you even bother to follow the instructions from installation method?
I can access mysql if i start it with the --skip-grant-tables option,
and then i can set the root user's password, but I still can't login
when i restart it.
the mysql packages are clearly screwed on dragonfly.
2009/4/22 Colin Adams :
> Well I've just changed /tmp permissions to match those of /v
Well I've just changed /tmp permissions to match those of /var/tmp
(which also match those for /tmp on my Linux systems).
And now mysqld runs, but I can't set any passwrods - I get access
denied (even for root) from mysqladmin.
It seems that the software gets installed with a secret password!
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> I guess the answer is the permissions - /tmp has drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel
>
> Presumably mysql is using it's own id, even though I'm starting it from root.
>
> But I don't understand why /tmp isn't writeable by all. I guess this
> is a difference between linux and *BSD usage?
That sure looks wr
I copied the examples/rc.d/mysqld into /etc/rc.d
When i attempt t run this with start, i get errors:
/usr/pkg/libexec/mysqld: Can't create/write to file '/tmp/ibdQHTh3'
(Errorcode: 13)
which, if I am not mistaken, is permission denied.
How can root (or indeed any other user) get a permission de
