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Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 10:49:46 -0500
To: Ingo Strüwing <ingo@mysql.com>
From: Paul DuBois <paul@mysql.com>
Subject: Re: server --log-error option
Cc: dev-public@mysql.com
At 17:14 +0200 8/11/04, Ingo Strüwing wrote:
Hi Paul,
Am Mi, den 11.08.2004 schrieb Paul DuBois um 16:49:
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However, if I start the server directory (not with mysqld_safe) and
specify --log-error with no file name, the filename that actually
is used is host_name, not host_name.err.
I always find a file host_name.err. And I always start mysqld directly
(without a script). Not sure if this is true for all versions
whatsoever. But I never saw an error log file without .err.
Hm!
Okay, I saw the behavior on two systems, but prompted by your observation,
I did some further checking and was able to repeat what you saw on a third
system. So now I believe I know what causes the behavior:
- If hostname returns a name with dots, --log-error results in
an error log of the hostname only.
- If hostname does not return a name with dots, --log-error results
in an error log with the .err suffix.
I can produce both behaviors on a single machine by using the "hostname"
command to set the hostname.
Example:
"hostname ice.snake.net" Result: --log-error produces "ice.snake.net"
"hostname ice" Result: --log-error produces "ice.err"
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Paul DuBois, MySQL Documentation Team
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
MySQL AB, www.mysql.com
How to repeat:
See description above.
