Bug #65352 In Workbench Server Administration, setting general-log crashes MySQL on restart
Submitted: 17 May 2012 16:24 Modified: 7 Sep 2012 16:25
Reporter: Alan Lewis Email Updates:
Status: No Feedback Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench: Administration Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:Workbench 5.2.37, 5.2.40 OS:Windows (XP, to administrate MySQL server on Centos 6)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[17 May 2012 16:24] Alan Lewis 
Description:
In MySQL Workbench Server Administration, setting general-log in the Options File/Log File tab puts a line "general-l" into /etc/my.cnf, which crashes MySQL on restart with "ambiguous option --general-l". The correct line should of course be "--general-log"

How to repeat:
Run MySQL as a service on Linux (only tried on Linux Centos 6) Set up MySQL Workbench on a Windows XP machine on the local LAN and set up for Server Administration. In the CONFIGURATION/Options File select the Log Files tab and check the first option "general-log" and click Apply ... The popup shows +log-error = but the value inserted into /etc/my.cnf in the server machine is truncated to general-l. All other tabs and options tried work correctly.

Suggested fix:
Update /etc/my.cnf manually with the correct line "general-log" in place of "general-l".
[17 May 2012 17:46] Valeriy Kravchuk 
Please, check if the same problem still happens with a newer version, 5.2.40.
[17 May 2012 23:49] Alan Lewis 
Thank you for the prompt reply. With version 5.2.40 the popup says correctly +general-log but /etc/my.cnf is not changed when you click apply. Selecting or de-selecting general-log with the workbench now does nothing. The problem is with the Workbench since the general-log can be switched on and off by changing my.cnf manually, it just doesn't work from the Workbench.
[18 May 2012 0:12] Alan Lewis 
Running MySQL Workbench on local host, the Centos server that is the MySQL host, everything is 100%. The problem only occurs running the Workbench on an XP machine on the local network for remote administration, which is what I need to do to avoid logging on to the server.
[7 Aug 2012 16:25] MySQL Verification Team 
Please try version 5.2.41. Thanks.
[8 Sep 2012 1:00] Bugs System 
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