2 messages in com.mysql.lists.mysqlRe: Permissions for the install
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Bruce Martin30 Oct 2005 06:35 
Michael Stassen31 Oct 2005 08:18 
Subject:Re: Permissions for the install
From:Michael Stassen (Mich@verizon.net)
Date:10/31/2005 08:18:19 AM
List:com.mysql.lists.mysql

Bruce Martin wrote:

What should the permissions be for the MySQL 5 install on Mac OS X. By default it was Owner = System Group = wheel.

Could someone give me a list of directories and what owner:group settings I should have?

Usually, the mysql directory and its contents are owned by root, except the data directory and its contents, which must be owned by mysql. Groups don't matter to mysql itself, but are useful externally. Group wheel is fine for the root-owned stuff, but group mysql is typical for the mysql-owned data directory, including contents. This is described in the manual <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/installing-binary.html>.

Michael