Not sure if you mistype but the file is called my.cnf not my.cfg
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On 2/5/04, 11:31:43 AM, dan orlic <dan@stripped> wrote regarding
issue with my.cfg:
> i have an issue with my.cfg. I am trying to change the value of
> wait_timeout. it's default value is
> 28800., my install is 4.0.15. As i understand it, the my.cfg file needs
> to be in /etc dir. the entry i have in it is
> set wait_timeout = 600000;
> that did nothing, i tried wait_timeout = 600000 and that did nothing...
> actually the server would not even start,
> any advice on this would be great, thanks.
> dan orlic
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