[SOLVED] mysql_install_db (mariadb-10.4.6) on slackware64-current is not working

msantinho · 07-04-2019, 06:22 AM

Hi,

While installing an initial database:

Code:

# mysql_install_db --user=mysql                             
chown: impossível aceder a '/usr/lib64/mysql/plugin/auth_pam_tool_dir': No such file or directory
Cannot change ownership of the '/usr/lib64/mysql/plugin/auth_pam_tool_dir' directory
 to the 'mysql' user. Check that you have the necessary permissions and try again.

What am I missing here?

Thank you,
Miguel

Labinnah · 07-04-2019, 06:43 AM

It seems that newest mariadb change this script and add some PAM related setups. As Slackware doesn't have PAM at all we probably should patch this part of script and rebuild package.
As quick and dirty fix you can delete/hash those lines from mysql_install_db:

Code:

 if test $? -ne 0
  then
      echo "Cannot change ownership of the '$pamtooldir/auth_pam_tool_dir' directory"
      echo " to the '$user' user. Check that you have the necessary permissions and try again."
      exit 1
  fi

In my copy it begins at 471 line.

msantinho · 07-04-2019, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Labinnah

It seems that newest mariadb change this script and add some PAM related setups. As Slackware doesn't have PAM at all we probably should patch this part of script and rebuild package.
As quick and dirty fix you can delete/hash those lines from mysql_install_db:

That "quick and dirty fix" works, for now :-)
Thank you for your attention.