Re: [tlug] chown/chgrp question (for mysql install)

[Nguyen Hung Vu <vuhung@example.com>]

On Tue, 4 Jun 2002, Jean-Christian Imbeault wrote:

> The INSTALL file for the mysql binary says at one point to do the following:
> 
> chown -R root  /usr/local/mysql
> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/data
> chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql
> chown -R root /usr/local/mysql/bin
> 
> Isn't the last step redundant sine the owner was set with the first chown 
> command?

I am sure it IS because "-R" is used in the first command.

Hung Vu

> 
> Just wondering ... I'm pretty sure I am right but I then again these are 
> installation instructions from MySQL itself so I thought I should just make 
> sure.
> 
> Jc
> 
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