Bug #36217 Server logs : Error Log tab does not attempt to display correct Error Log
Submitted: 19 Apr 2008 19:07 Modified: 9 Jul 2009 2:15
Reporter: Lee Clemens Email Updates:
Status: Unsupported Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Administrator Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:1.2.12 OS:Linux
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: log-error administrator

[19 Apr 2008 19:07] Lee Clemens 
Description:
Viewing Startup Parameters : Log files tab, the Error Logfile Name is set to: /usr/local/mysql/logs/ERROR.log

That coincides with the my.cnf file log-error parameter.

However, when I navigate to the Server Logs : Error Log tab, the file is: /var/log/mysql/mysql.err

Why is the Error Log tab attempting to view this file, which is never defined in my my.cnf? And why do these two tabs show different information?

How to repeat:
Create /etc/my.cnf file with log-error file somewhere other than /var/log/mysql/mysql.err

Run mysql-administrator and view the Server Logs : Error Log tab. Identify the file it is attempting to locate (grayed out).

Suggested fix:
Startup Parameters : Logs files : Error Logfile Name and the file Server Logs : Error Log is looking for should be the same.  Startup Parameters : Log files : Error Logfile Name is correct.
[20 Apr 2008 1:24] MySQL Verification Team 
Display correct Error Log

Attachment: error-log.PNG (image/png, text), 80.94 KiB.
[20 Apr 2008 1:26] MySQL Verification Team 
Thank you for the bug report. I could not reproduce this on Suse 10.3.
Which Linux version are you using?. Thanks in advance.
[20 Apr 2008 3:23] Lee Clemens 
I'm using Red Hat Ent. Linux 5
Kernel 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5xen
[27 Apr 2008 12:32] Sveta Smirnova 
Thank you for the report.

Verified as described.
[26 May 2009 13:43] Lee Clemens 
First, how is it not supported to be able to view the Error Log through MySQL Administrator?

Second, how can it not be supported to have the Error Log located outside of /var/log?

Third, why is no explanation given for closing changing this but to Unsupported over 1 year after it was Verified?
[10 Jun 2009 11:35] Susanne Ebrecht 
Many thanks for writing a bug report. We are on the way to implement full functionality of MySQL Administrator into MySQL Workbench. Unfortunately you are using an unsupported platform. More informations about supported platforms you will find here:

http://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/tools.html

More informations about MySQL Workbench you will find here:

http://dev.mysql.com/workbench/
[10 Jun 2009 21:09] Lee Clemens 
What makes it unsupported?

The link only describes the degrees of support, but does not identify what software or versions and platforms are supported.
[10 Jun 2009 21:11] Lee Clemens 
Please describe in what way this software is unsupported.
[8 Jul 2009 11:56] Susanne Ebrecht 
Many thanks for writing a bug report. We are on the way to implement full functionality of MySQL Administrator into MySQL Workbench. Unfortunately you are using an unsupported platform. More informations about supported platforms you will find here: 

http://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/tools.html

More informations about MySQL Workbench you will find here: 

http://dev.mysql.com/workbench/
[8 Jul 2009 11:57] Susanne Ebrecht 
As you will find in given link only Windows XP is supported here.
[9 Jul 2009 2:15] Lee Clemens 
Does it at least run on Solaris ? Oh wait..I guess not.

Very disappointed.

p.s. It took 1 year for you to come up with the "not supported" excuse?