From: Rick James Date: August 2 2012 5:02pm Subject: RE: manage mysql-bin.xxxxxx files on mac List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/227940 Message-Id: <2E7DD7ADE53B044C8C8BCD9C5829E1EB1489DB9E1C@SP2-EX07VS01.ds.corp.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable expire_logs_days=3D7 and restart the server. Keep log-bin if you have replication or want a certain flavor of backup. my.cnf file changes do not take effect until you restart mysqld. > -----Original Message----- > From: Elim Qiu [mailto:elim.qiu@stripped] > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 9:56 AM > To: mysql@stripped > Subject: manage mysql-bin.xxxxxx files on mac >=20 > I don't really know how to use those files and so like to know how to > stop populating them. or at least control the number and size of them. >=20 > I'm running os x 10.6.8, mysql Server version: 5.1.61-log MySQL > Community Server (GPL) >=20 > I tried comment out the line "log-bin=3Dmysql-bin" and those mysql- > bin.xxxxxx files in the data directory. It causes mysql server starting > failure. >=20 > So what's advise here? Thanks >=20 > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql