[digiKam-users] What are correct permissions for /var/lib/mysql?

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On Tue, 29 Jan 2019 11:38:21 -0800
Steven Gaffagan <bsd64 at att.net> wrote:

> I tried your suggestions (chown -R mysql:mysql with a 755
> permission setting) but the error messaged returns.

I had similar problems. I never got it working as internal. 

It turns out that you are better off use the mysql external. So first
you need to set mysql/mariadb on your system. then you can use mysql.

Dmitri Popov has a good write-up, except his setup is for a nas.
It's the same but with your local wks.

https://scribblesandsnaps.com/2018/10/19/use-digikam-with-a-nas-and-mariadb/


> 
> 
> On 1/29/19 11:17 AM, Gerhard Hoogterp wrote:
> > On dinsdag 29 januari 2019 20:00:47 CET Steven Gaffagan wrote:  
> >> Greetings,
> >>
> >> Installed digikam in Arch Linux. Set up mariadb and got it
> >> running. I am trying to use the internal server option for
> >> mariadb. However, when I launched digikam I received:
> >>
> >> An error occurred during the internal server start.
> >> Details: Cannot create
> >> directory /var/lib/mysql/.mysql.digikam/db_data
> >>
> >> I went back and created that: sudo /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
> >> --datadir='/var/lib/mysql/.mysql.digikam/db_data'
> >>
> >> Still received same error message.
> >>
> >> The owner and group of the file were mysql. Changing
> >> permissions: sudo chmod 777 -R mysql/ allowed digikam to launch
> >> without error.  
> > would chown -R mysql:mysql /path/to/directory help?
> >
> > https://askubuntu.com/questions/295457/mysql-datadir-on-different-hard-drive
> >
> >  


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