Bug #11421 with no admimistrator privedges can I install SQL into my account on a network

• Submitted: 18 Jun 2005 1:13
• Modified: 21 Jun 2005 8:28
• Reporter: boris dev
• Status: Not a Bug
• Category: MySQL Server: Installing
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 4.1.12
• OS: MacOS (Mac OS 10)
• CPU Architecture: Any

[18 Jun 2005 1:13] boris dev

Description:
I have an account 'bdev' in directory 'Users/bdev' on a Mac OS 10 networked computer.
 
My final onbjective is to practice MySQL as though I am administrator with make-believe users?

First: Why doesnt the commands 'groupadd' and 'useradd' work?
Are they essential for proper setup?

Second: I have gotten to the installation step -->  'shell>make install ' with no problems, BUT
when i try to run this line command :

neve:~/mysql bdev$ bin/mysql_install_db --user=bdev

I get this message:

Neither host 'neve.sdsu.edu' nor 'localhost' could be looked up with
/Users/bdev/bin/resolveip
Please configure the 'hostname' command to return a correct hostname.
If you want to solve this at a later stage, restart this script with
the --force option
 
any help?  thanks....

How to repeat:
where shell> is 'neve:~/mysql bdev$'

I have gotten to the installation step -->  'neve:~/mysql bdev$>make install ' with no problems, BUT
when i try to run this line command :

neve:~/mysql bdev$ bin/mysql_install_db --user=bdev

no works

[21 Jun 2005 8:28] Hartmut Holzgraefe

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