Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 04:23:12 +0100 From: Jez Hancock <jez.hancock@munk.nu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mysql Message-ID: <20030530032312.GB48510@users.munk.nu> In-Reply-To: <PPECLBJKHADMJKGPJMEFCEBDCKAA.ian@cerebellum.za.net> References: <PPECLBJKHADMJKGPJMEFCEBDCKAA.ian@cerebellum.za.net>
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On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 06:08:53PM +0200, Ian Barnes wrote: > Hi, > > I want to remove my mysql installation and re-install from scratch. Now the > problem. I have 6 active databases. How can i make sure that i dont loose > those. And that when i have re-installed, that they work immediatilly ?? fwiw you can simply do: cd /var/db mv mysql mysql.bak (uninstall/reinstall w/e mysql) rm -fr /var/db/mysql mv /var/db/mysql.bak /var/db/mysql afaik using something as complicated as tar to archive the dbs first isn't necessary - mv retains the permission settings fine.
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