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Ubuntu, AppArmour, and Moving MySQL Data

Note to self, when moving the path where mysql stores it’s files, make sure you edit the App Armour file to allow mysqld to write to the new location. Time wasted: 30 minutes. The message: kernel: [422118.789696] audit(1233167081.635:38): type=1503 operation=”inode_create” requested_mask=”w::” denied_mask=”w::” name=”/opt/mysql/pluto.lower-test” pid=12412 profile=”/usr/sbin/mysqld” namespace=”default” The solution: edit this file; /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld And add the [...]

Ubuntu 8.10 (Alpha 6) on my Mac Book Pro

I installed Ubuntu 8.10, Alpha 6 on my Mac Book Pro  (2nd generation) last night to give it a whirl.  I didn’t do anything with bootcamp, just a straight install.  The installer was fine, it went it’s normal route.  When I rebooted it took a while – I guess this is expected when booting an [...]

Insane Ubuntu Packages

I was fooling around and I decided to search for a clue… dclarke@ubuntu-image:~$ apt-cache search clue bughelper – bugsquad’s utility for Launchpad cl-clue – Lisp package for clue/clio/pictures: X interfaces for lisp clisp – GNU CLISP, a Common Lisp implementation clue – Package to ease upgrading, delete me gfpoken – Recreate a grid of mirrors [...]

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