Within /etc/mysql/my.conf
, you can easily set datadir=/mnt/your_block/mysql
, but there are some deeper issues with apparmor
. How do I reconfigure apparmor
to acknowledge my new datadir
?
I’ve followed directions at [this] (http://askubuntu.com/questions/137424/moving-mysql-datadir) StackOverflow post, but upon completion I get ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/mnt/volume-nyc1-01/mysql/mysqld.sock'
I can’t find mysqld.sock
.
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Here are the commands I used (see reply above):
I’m having no luck on Ubuntu 14.04. I followed the StackOverflow commands above and when I attempt to restart mysql I get:
2016-08-25 15:54:08 1909 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can’t open and lock privilege tables: Table ‘mysql.user’ doesn’t exist
in the error log.
Is there an official DigitalOcean tutorial for 14.04?
Melissa,
That was ineffective. Can DigitalOcean please publish an official tutorial for using MySQL or MariaDB or PostgreSQL w/ the new Block volumes?
Thanks, Sawyer
Apologies. After a closer look at the directions in the StackExchange link you posted and the error you encountered, it looks like the problem may stem from the suggestion to set the socket value:
socket=/array2/mysql/mysql.sock
,If you were to put that back to its original setting, the rest of the directions might work as written.
After you’ve undone the stackexchange suggestions, try looking at
/etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld
and updating the following stanza with the path to your mount:You’ll also need to restart apparmor:
If systemd still squawks about not being able to find
/var/lib/mysql
when you try to restartmysql
you might try creating a symlink between the mount point and the default location as follows (with the appropriate path to your new volume.)