/var/lib/mysql permission in recent mysql rpms

[David Garamond]

i notice that recent mysql versions (including 3.23.54a that i just 
upgraded to) set /var/lib/mysql ownership and permission to 
(mysql,mysql,700). i used to remember that this is not so in older versions.

the 700 permission mode causes problem in multiuser settings, where 
people connect from as unix users other than 'mysql' since they cannot 
open /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. i suggest changing it [back?] to 711?

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dave