Hi, I'm no longer maintainining mysql, but for the version in slink this advice should work.
The latest version of mysql in unstable is already setup to run as user 'mysql'. Regards, Scott Uurcus the Swale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Try: > safe_mysqld --user=nobody & > Might be better if you use the pseudo-user `mysql': > safe_mysqld --user=mysql & > I believe the default Debian config already changes the ownership of MySQL's > private dirs/files to be owned by the user `mysql'. > (Of course make sure you shut down any mysqld processes before trying the > above commands). -- Scott Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Johmsweg 9, D-21266 Jesteburg, Germany Debian GNU/Linux: free to use, free to hack, free to share
