At 12:56 AM +0200 12/21/06, Markku Kolkka wrote: >Tony Nelson kirjoitti viestissään (lähetysaika torstai 21 >joulukuu 2006 00:45): >> I don't understand why a password is needed. > >Because the original poster needs to supply the password for the >_MySQL_ root account, which is completely separate from the >Linux root user. That's why he should use the su command in the post-install script: to "become" that user as needed. Su'ing from root doesn't require a password. -- ____________________________________________________________________ TonyN.:' The Great Writ <mailto:tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ' is no more. <http://www.georgeanelson.com/>
