Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 82152
/etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld with custom my.cnf error
Last modified: 2006-02-21 13:51:14 EST
Description of problem: I have a custom my.cnf where I relocate the datadir to /mysql/databases When starting the mysql server it says that I need to create the mysql database. But it's there and has been there for ages. It isn't in the default location /var/lib/mysql. Although it gives this warning the mysql starts up. But when I wan't to restart it it doesn't. I suspect it searches its pid file in the wrong place. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): mysql-server-3.23.54a-3.71
Note: I use mysql-server-3.23.54a-4 on RH 8.0 and mysql-server-3.23.54a-3.72 on RH 7.2. I also have a custom my.cnf file, where I specify a different datadir. The problem is that the init script for mysql has datadir hard-coded into it, so at the point where it checks for the existence of the 'mysql' subdirectory, it hasn't read the my.cnf file yet. Naturally, I have the option of *modifying* the init script, but since the file is not marked as a %config file, it will be ruthlessly overwritten next time I upgrade the package. Would it be possible to do one of the following: 1) make the init script take /etc/my.cnf into consideration for variable definitions 2) create a separate config file (such as /etc/sysconfig/mysqld) that would duplicate some of the data stored in /etc/my.cnf (like the datadir location) and one that would be taken into consideration for variable definitions 3) make /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld a config file I think option 1) would be most desirable here -- it would require more work than 3), but be as complete as 2) without duplication of configuration data
Diederick/Peter, This is a duplicate of 76051. In that bug report Henning provides a solution to the problem. I've marked 76051 as an enhancement as there is a work around available. As soon as we finish clearing the backlog and shipping associated errata, we'll investigate further. Both Peter and Henning make a good point about not wanting to alter the mysqld script as it's not marked as %config. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 76051 ***
Changed to 'CLOSED' state since 'RESOLVED' has been deprecated.