Author: mcbrown
Date: 2008-07-29 12:18:17 +0200 (Tue, 29 Jul 2008)
New Revision: 11410
Log:
Docs Bug #36563 (Virus scanning on Windows)
Modified:
trunk/refman-5.0/installing-cs-core.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/installing-cs-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/installing-cs-core.xml 2008-07-29 09:36:59 UTC (rev 11409)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/installing-cs-core.xml 2008-07-29 10:18:17 UTC (rev 11410)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 35, Lines Deleted: 0; 2139 bytes
@@ -2670,6 +2670,41 @@
accounts.
</para>
+ <caution>
+ <para>
+ Using virus scanning software such as Norton/Symantec Anti-Virus
+ on directories containing MySQL data and temporary tables can
+ cause issues, both in terms of the performance of MySQL and the
+ virus-scanning software mis-identifying the contents of the
+ files as containing spam. This is because of the fingerprinting
+ mechanism used by the virus scanning software, and the way in
+ which MySQL rapidly updates different files, which may be
+ identified as a potential security risk.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ After installing MySQL Server, it is recommended that you
+ disable virus scanning on main directory
+ (<literal>datadir</literal>) being used to store your MySQL
+ table data. There is usually a system built into the virus
+ scanning software to allow certain directories to be
+ specifically ignored during virus scanning.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In addition, by default, MySQL creates temporary files in the
+ standard Windows temporary directory. To prevent the temporary
+ files also being scanned, you should configure a separate
+ temporary directory for MySQL temporary files and add this to
+ the virus scanning exclusion list. To do this, add a
+ configuration option for the <literal>tmpdir</literal> parameter
+ to your <filename>my.ini</filename> configuration file. For more
+ information, see <xref linkend="windows-create-option-file"/>,
+ and
+ <link linkend="option_mysqld_tmpdir"><literal>tmpdir</literal></link>.
+ </para>
+ </caution>
+
<para>
The following section describes how to install MySQL on Windows
using a binary distribution. To use an installation package that
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml 2008-07-29 09:36:59 UTC (rev 11409)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml 2008-07-29 10:18:17 UTC (rev 11410)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 35, Lines Deleted: 0; 2130 bytes
@@ -2698,6 +2698,41 @@
accounts.
</para>
+ <caution>
+ <para>
+ Using virus scanning software such as Norton/Symantec Anti-Virus
+ on directories containing MySQL data and temporary tables can
+ cause issues, both in terms of the performance of MySQL and the
+ virus-scanning software mis-identifying the contents of the
+ files as containing spam. This is because of the fingerprinting
+ mechanism used by the virus scanning software, and the way in
+ which MySQL rapidly updates different files, which may be
+ identified as a potential security risk.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ After installing MySQL Server, it is recommended that you
+ disable virus scanning on main directory
+ (<literal>datadir</literal>) being used to store your MySQL
+ table data. There is usually a system built into the virus
+ scanning software to allow certain directories to be
+ specifically ignored during virus scanning.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In addition, by default, MySQL creates temporary files in the
+ standard Windows temporary directory. To prevent the temporary
+ files also being scanned, you should configure a separate
+ temporary directory for MySQL temporary files and add this to
+ the virus scanning exclusion list. To do this, add a
+ configuration option for the <literal>tmpdir</literal> parameter
+ to your <filename>my.ini</filename> configuration file. For more
+ information, see <xref linkend="windows-create-option-file"/>,
+ and
+ <link linkend="option_mysqld_tmpdir"><literal>tmpdir</literal></link>.
+ </para>
+ </caution>
+
<para>
The following section describes how to install MySQL on Windows
using a binary distribution. To use an installation package that
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml 2008-07-29 09:36:59 UTC (rev 11409)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml 2008-07-29 10:18:17 UTC (rev 11410)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 35, Lines Deleted: 0; 2130 bytes
@@ -2708,6 +2708,41 @@
accounts.
</para>
+ <caution>
+ <para>
+ Using virus scanning software such as Norton/Symantec Anti-Virus
+ on directories containing MySQL data and temporary tables can
+ cause issues, both in terms of the performance of MySQL and the
+ virus-scanning software mis-identifying the contents of the
+ files as containing spam. This is because of the fingerprinting
+ mechanism used by the virus scanning software, and the way in
+ which MySQL rapidly updates different files, which may be
+ identified as a potential security risk.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ After installing MySQL Server, it is recommended that you
+ disable virus scanning on main directory
+ (<literal>datadir</literal>) being used to store your MySQL
+ table data. There is usually a system built into the virus
+ scanning software to allow certain directories to be
+ specifically ignored during virus scanning.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ In addition, by default, MySQL creates temporary files in the
+ standard Windows temporary directory. To prevent the temporary
+ files also being scanned, you should configure a separate
+ temporary directory for MySQL temporary files and add this to
+ the virus scanning exclusion list. To do this, add a
+ configuration option for the <literal>tmpdir</literal> parameter
+ to your <filename>my.ini</filename> configuration file. For more
+ information, see <xref linkend="windows-create-option-file"/>,
+ and
+ <link linkend="option_mysqld_tmpdir"><literal>tmpdir</literal></link>.
+ </para>
+ </caution>
+
<para>
The following section describes how to install MySQL on Windows
using a binary distribution. To use an installation package that
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