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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I tried to install mysql as described in the book.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Upon installing the tables I encountered an issue:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>root:/usr/lib# /usr/bin/mysql_install_db --user=mysql<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Installing MySQL system tables...<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>090428 13:30:32 [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: unknown option
'--skip-federated'<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>090428 13:30:32 [ERROR] Aborting<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>090428 13:30:32 [Warning] Forcing shutdown of 1 plugins<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>090428 13:30:32 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Installation of system tables failed!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I noticed that in /etc/my.cnf :<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal># Disable Federated by default<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>skip-federated<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>It seems to have a problem with that option eventhough the
file came straight from:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>/usr/share/mysql/my-medium.cnf<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In the configure phase I added these options as possibilities
suggested:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>--with-mysqld-ldflags=-all-static \<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>--with-ssl \<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>--with-fast-mutexes \<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Any hints why skip-federated is unknown?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Reinoud.<o:p></o:p></p>
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