Brent Bailey wrote:
> Hello,
> 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 ?
>
> 2. Does the below error mean that someone tried to access these files
> via mysql commands ?
>
>
> 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
mysqld can legitimately want access to /etc/hosts.allow if it is compiled with
libwrap support.
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