mysql directory

Asked Dec 03 '15 at 16:04

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I am trying to start mysql and getting error:

Can't create test file /var/lib/mysql/$HOSTNAME.lower-test

The directory does not exist.

But in my.cnf, I specified different directory like this:

datadir=$SOME_DIR and this directory has proper write permissions.

Why does it still look for var/lib/mysql?

edited Dec 03 '15 at 16:10

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asked Dec 03 '15 at 16:04

Victor

Which `my.cnf`? The one in `/etc/mysql`? What operating system are you on? How are you starting mysqld? – Kenney Dec 03 '15 at 16:08
did you restart mysql after making this change? – Panama Jack Dec 03 '15 at 16:09
http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/69327/mysql-5-1-change-datadir-variable-value-in-my-cnf Check the steps described here – Oli Dec 03 '15 at 16:09
Possible duplicate of [How to change MySQL data directory?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1795176/how-to-change-mysql-data-directory) – Panama Jack Dec 03 '15 at 16:10
It is linux. The my.cnf is under the mysql directroy....not etc/mysql. – Victor Dec 03 '15 at 16:10

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