i don't use redhat.. and i don't use packages/ports i prefer to use source
code
but that's all off the topic... i still haven't figure out how to solve this
issue yet
what's involved with this vuserinfo ? what exaclty does it do? and as which
user ? on the system and in mysql?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Alex Kramarov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: vsql_getpw: failed select
> The other way to do this on RedHat is to remove the
> mysql installation
>
> rpm -qa | grep SQL
> rpm -e <each package one by one>
>
> Then download the latest mysql rpms from www.mysql.com
> Then install them.
>
> The latest rpms from mysql.com do not have the problem
> you are describing. Cool huh?
>
> Ken Jones
>
> Alex Kramarov wrote:
> >
> > I actually ran into this myself, and you probaly have the same problem.
try
> > logging into mysql with non-root user and with default RedHat
installation
> > (that is what I am using) you will fail. mysql connectivity from the app
to
> > the database is done through unix sockets
> >
> > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
> >
> > the default permissions for the /var/lib/mysql directory are for the
mysql
> > user only, and of course root can access it, but vpopmail user cannot. I
> > just gave the directory world readable permissions, this did the trick.
i am
> > wondering if there is another way to do this ? i actually didn't see
> > anything about this issue in the first 5 pages of the mailing list
archive .
> > .
> >
> > -------Original Message-------
> >
> > From: alexus
> >
> > Date: ��� ���� 22 ���� 2001 20:37:10
> >
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Subject: vsql_getpw: failed select
> >
> > even though i can check this user's e-mail for some unknown reason
whenever
> >
> > i do vuserinfo on this user i get this error
> >
> > su-2.05# ./vuserinfo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > vsql_getpw: failed select
> >
> > su-2.05#
> >
> > could someone explain this to me?
> >
> > thank you in advance
>
