Hi!
On Feb 26, Brent Bailey wrote:
> Im running mysql on a Freebsd 4.9.. In going through my logs this
> morning I saw this error.
> I find it odd that mysqd would try to open the /etc/hosts.allow file ..
> this makes me think that someone issued the command through mysql
> .with that in mind.
>
> 1. Is there a way to get mysqld to log to a specific file ?
Yes. Run 'mysqld --help' and search for option starting from --log
> 2. Does the below error mean that someone tried to access these files
> via mysql commands ?
No.
You probably are using MySQL as compiled from FreeBSD port collection -
and it also means that it is compiled with libwrap support
(try 'ldd mysqld' to know it for certain).
More information at
man 8 tcpd
man 5 hosts_access
> Feb 25 13:44:14 xxx mysqld[175]: warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 59:
> cannot open /etc/hosts.allow: Permission denied
> Feb 25 13:44:14 xxx mysqld[175]: warning: /etc/hosts.allow, line 59:
> cannot open /etc/hosts.deny: Permission denied
Regards,
Sergei
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