Re: replication is not automatic

[a.smith]

Quoting Tim Dunphy <bluethundr@stripped>:

> I have tarred up each database in /var/lib/mysql and scp'd it to the  
> same location on the replication slave.

I'd try using mysqldump instead of copying the data if in doubt, or  
tar up the entire data dir, not just the DB subdirs.

ta Andy.