Trying to run mysqld with datadir=/data/mysql (i.e. different than the default datadir=/var/lib/mysql). When I start mysqld for the first time it fails: [root@alm ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld start Initializing MySQL database: Installing MySQL system tables... 090705 23:01:52 [Warning] Can't create test file /data/mysql/alm.lower-test 090705 23:01:52 [Warning] Can't create test file /data/mysql/alm.lower-test /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't change dir to '/data/mysql/' (Errcode: 13) 090705 23:01:52 [ERROR] Aborting and selinux pops up and says Summary: SELinux is preventing mysqld (mysqld_t) "search" to / (default_t). Detailed Description: SELinux denied access requested by mysqld. / may be a mislabeled. / default SELinux type is root_t, but its current type is default_t. Changing this file back to the default type, may fix your problem. <more stuff> Poking around on google I found this suggestion: http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/servers/54215-moving-mysql-datafile- another-location-2.html chcon -R -u system_u -r object_r -t mysqld_db_t /home/mysqldb chcon -R -u system_u -r object_r -t mysqld_db_t /var/lib/mysql/ chcon -u system_u -r object_r -t mysqld_etc_t /etc/my.cnf with /data/mysql instead of /home/mysqldb, of course. This was as of FC7. Would this still be the right thing to do in F11? I'm really being patient here with selinux, trying to give it a 2nd chance (first chance was about F3 or F4). I'm trying to avoid the barbaric solution of disabling it alltogether yet again. Oh, by the way, I am able to run mysqld without a hitch even with selinux enabled provided that I use the default datadir=/var/lib/mysql. That's not acceptable though, as my /var is too small for the colossal amount of data I have. I tried to keep this post relatively short, so I didn't include all selinux info. If more is necessary, I'll post it. Please help! -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
