[BNM] noob question: mysql data directory

[James Lawrie]

If you want to get into that directory you could do:
$ sudo su
# cd

make sure you exit from root afterwards to avoid error :)
Why didn't you thank Stephen for the ls answer?

2008/12/1 David Andrew <david.andrew at gmail.com>

> JCG shines a guiding light once again!
>
> Thanks mister
>
>
> 2008/12/1 Jay Caines-Gooby <jay at gooby.org>:
> > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 2:47 PM, David Andrew <david.andrew at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> Hi list
> >>
> >> I want to view the contents of my mysql data dir, so I type:
> >>
> >> david-andrews-computer:/usr/local/mysql test$ sudo cd data
> >>
> >> which returns:
> >>
> >> david-andrews-computer:/usr/local/mysql test$
> >>
> >> I have stopped the mysql server. Why can't I get into my data dir?
> >
> > Because you'd be in a directory you don't have permissions to be in,
> > after the sudo cd exits.
> >
> > from the '/usr/local/mysql test' folder, running
> >
> > sudo ls -l data
> >
> > will show you what's in there
> >
> > --
> > Jay Caines-Gooby
> > jay at gooby.org
> > +44 (0)7956 182625
> > skype: jaygooby
> > gtalk: jaygooby at gmail.com
> > AIM: jaygooby
> > --
> >
> > BNM Subscribe/Unsubscribe:
> > http://www.brightonnewmedia.org/options/bnmlist
> >
> > BNM powered by Wessex Networks:
> > http://www.wessexnetworks.com
> >
> --
>
> BNM Subscribe/Unsubscribe:
> http://www.brightonnewmedia.org/options/bnmlist
>
> BNM powered by Wessex Networks:
> http://www.wessexnetworks.com
>