Re: [cobalt-users] /var dir

[Rahadul Kabir <rkabir@xxxxxxxxxx>]

THANKS SO MUCH STEVE. HAVE A GOOD ONE.

cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> "Jolley, Carl" <Carl.Jolley@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Wouldn't be a lot simpler to create a symbolic link
> > in /var/whatever that points to /home/whateverelse?
>
> That's an alternative.  It still requires moving the databases to /home so
> whether a symbolic link is easier or better than starting MySQL with the
> true data directory location is a matter of preference.  I have reasons I
> prefer my solution, including consistency and internal backup/recovery
> procedures.  I usually install MySQL to /home/mysql and set the data
> directory to /home/mysql/data.  YMMV.
>
> > I know that on my raq3 my /var/http/log directory is actually
> > a symbolic link to /home/log/httpd. But either Sun/Cobalt or
> > my co-loc vendor did that.
>
> That symbolic link is set by default by Sun.
>
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> Steve Werby
> President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
> http://www.befriend.com/
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