problem with mysql 5 install and configuration

[Érico]

Hi Brandon

thks for the reply

here is the result of ericomtx$ dscl . read /Users/_mysql :

AppleMetaNodeLocation: /Local/Default
GeneratedUID: 6F0A091E-C4E0-4870-B0FE-7CE0FCBDA25D
NFSHomeDirectory: /var/empty
Password: *
PrimaryGroupID: 502
RealName:
 MySQL Server
RecordName: _mysql
RecordType: dsRecTypeStandard:Users
UniqueID: 500
UserShell: /usr/bin/false

I didn't  create these as I did with postgres id ...

also the portsgres id created witn dscl is showing in "system preferences /
accounts " ... can I remove it ? using dscl ... ?

since postgres port adds the necessary id and properties ...

regards
Érico

2012/1/8 Brandon Allbery <allbery.b at gmail.com>

> On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 09:33, Érico <ericomtx at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 2. my sql id ships already in the OS ? I think not, right ?
>>
>
> As I said in my previous message, it's already there because OS X comes
> with mysql.
>
>
>> Was that necessary ? or when installing postgres mcaports also installs a
>> postgres id ?
>>
>
> Found in the postgresql90-server Portfile:
>
> destroot {
> addgroup ${dbgrp}
>  set gid [existsgroup ${dbgrp}]
> adduser ${dbuser} shell=/bin/sh gid=${gid} \
>  home=${prefix}/var/db/postgresql90 \
> realname=PostgreSQL-90\ Server
> xinstall -m 755 -d ${destroot}${logdir}
>  system "touch ${destroot}${logdir}/postgres.log"
> system "chown ${dbuser}:${dbgrp} ${destroot}${logdir}/postgres.log"
> }
>
> So the port added it for you already.
>
> 8. back to mysql ... I have uninstalled mysql from my mac :
>> bash-3.2# port uninstall mysql5-server @5.1.60_0
>> bash-3.2# port uninstall mysql5 @5.1.60_0
>>
>> bash-3.2# port clean --all mysql5-server @5.1.60_0
>> bash-3.2# port clean --all mysql5 @5.1.60_0
>>
>> I can see _mysql id is still in /etc/group file :
>> _mysql:*:74:
>>
>> but it is not in /etc/passwd ....
>>
>> How can I fix my environment ?
>>
>
> It may not need fixing.  Try "dscl . read /Users/_mysql".
>
> Remember, on OS X, /etc/passwd and /etc/group are only used during boot
> before directoryservicesd (or opendirectoryd) is running.
>
> If it *does* need to be re-added for some reason, mysql5-server's Portfile
> has code similar to what I pasted above from postgresql90-server, so it
> will recreate the user if necessary.  Still, ideally you should probably
> not remove service users/groups; it's not like they slow the system down or
> something, and if there's no process under that uid the only way it can be
> accessed is via root so there's no significant security aspect to leaving
> it around.
>
> --
> brandon s allbery                                      allbery.b at gmail.com
> wandering unix systems administrator (available)     (412) 475-9364 vm/sms
>
>
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