MySQL Bugs: #39020: agent installer (and update) requires option 'mysqlsocket' in unattended mode

Bug #39020	agent installer (and update) requires option 'mysqlsocket' in unattended mode
Submitted:	25 Aug 2008 20:27	Modified:	17 Jan 2012 9:21
Reporter:	Carsten Segieth	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Enterprise Monitor: Installing	Severity:	S2 (Serious)
Version:	2.0.0.7036	OS:	Any
Assigned to:	BitRock Merlin	CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Even the default 'tcpip' for option "--mysqlconnmethod" was used (by 'not' setting this option) the installer and the update installer stops with an error, that option '--mysqlsocket' is mandatory:

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/nfstmp2/merlin/packages/2.0.0.7036/agents/mysqlmonitoragent-2.0.0.7036-linux-glibc2.3-x86-32bit-update-installer.bin --installdir /data0/merlin/agent/2.0.0.7034/rhel4-x86-32bit/net-qa1 --mode unattended
There has been an error.
The following options were not specified and are required: --mysqlsocket

How to repeat:
call installer in unattended mode without setting '--mysqlconnmethod'

Suggested fix:
only set '--mysqlsocket' as mandatory if '--mysqlconnmethod' is set to 'socket'

Patch sent to Keith.

Patch applied in build versions => 2.0.0.7039.

- installer 2.0.0.7047 starts even when '--mysqlsocket' is not given as parameter, e.g. when hostname + port shall be used
- setting to 'documenting' as option 'mysqlsocket' is not yet documented (checked in doc build 2008-09-06 (revision: 1344))

Can anyone provide some further information on the --mysqlsocket option please?