Package: mysql-server-5.0 Version: 5.0.41a-1 Followup-For: Bug #426789 Confirming that this problem with "user = mysql" in my.cnf still exists in version 5.0.41. Yow, it has taken me many days to find why mysqld hangs on start up and when trying to shut down.
Upstream says in http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=28690 that this should be fixed in 5.0.44. They have a patch, if anyone can't wait for a working mysqld. The problem is not in Etch's 5.0.32 so downgrading to that is another possible workaround, avoiding the need to reconfigure your MySQL. Nick -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (600, 'stable'), (500, 'oldstable'), (3, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-4-k7 Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]