MySQL Bugs: #26522: error expected when not having the right to install mysql in /usr

Bug #26522	error expected when not having the right to install mysql in /usr
Submitted:	21 Feb 2007 12:54	Modified:	24 Apr 2007 12:27
Reporter:	Horst Hunger	Email Updates:
Status:	Unsupported	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.0.30a	OS:	Linux (Suse 10.2)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

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Description:
If I try to install mysql with the EI neither being root nor having root rights, then I get an empty log and "installation successful" though nothing was installed. The impression and informations told me that all seems to be all right. Very confusing. I expect to get an error like "you are nnot allowed to write into /usr" and "installtion failed".

How to repeat:
call "./installer" without having root rights.

Thank you for taking the time to report a problem.  Unfortunately, EI you had used is not supported any more (and was never released officially). So, it is unlikely that any bugs in it will be fixed any time soon.