Sorry if this is stupid question but how do you get both of these options to work at the same time.
using mysql 4.0.1 on RedHat Linux 7.2 I have: /etc/passwd .../jail/etc/passwd with mysql defined as a user in both. mysqld will run chroot if user=root or it will run as user=mysql if not chroot. If I attempt to start it chroot with user=mysql, it fails and claims that user mysql does not exist. The user mysql exists in both passwd files. Specifically, the problem comes when after doing the chroot, mysqld tries to do a getpwnam(user) to find the uid/gid of the user mysql. Apparently it cannot get information from either passwd file. I copied ls and a couple of libraries into ../jail/lib and a copy of the static linked ash shell into .../jail/bin If I login as root and chroot .../jail /bin/sh I can use ls -l to list the files but ls cannot seem to get the passwd information either as the user and group fields in the file list just print uid and gid (just numbers). I have spent several hours looking on the web for answers and the only thing I could find is that often when doing this type of thing, programmers do the getpwnam and store the result before doing the chroot and then use the stored data to complete the change of user. Has anyone got mysqld to work with both the --user and --chroot options without changing the code? If so, I would appreciate any pointers you could pass along. Thanks, Howard --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
