[NTLUG:Discuss] SuSE 9 and mysql server startup

[Stephen Davidson]

Ralph Green, Jr wrote:
> Howdy,
>   I have a SuSE 9 server where I want to run a mysql server.  I
> installed the software and I see the executables.  I have not figured
> out how to start them at system startup.  That is to say, I have not
> figured the right way to do it.  I can manually start the server, and I
> can certainly write an init.d script to do it.  But, I kind of think
> there must be an easy and standard way to do it that I have missed. 
> When I wrote init.d scripts before, it was for obscure programs, but
> MySQL servers are not exactly rare.  On a  RedHat system, I just went
> into the list of Services and put a check mark by  mysqld.  There is no
> similar entry in SuSE.  I have googled without finding anything useful. 
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
> Good day,
> Ralph
> 

Hi Ralph.

Easy,

Yast2 --> System --> Runlevel Editor

In 8.2 you then had to click on "Run Level Properties" to get the tool to edit which Init Scripts ran during startup.  They redid this part with 
9.0, I think you just have to find the mysqld and enable it.

On re-reading your email, it looks like you are saying there is no init.d script?  That can't be right, although for compatibility with older 
systems, SuSE has two places for init.d scripts.  You might also want to have a look around the mysql install directories, as they may have shipped 
the scripts but not installed them.  While I am familiar with SuSE, I am not that familiar with mysql.

Regards,
Steve

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