need help with -- unknown variable

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Hello All ~ I attempted to do a mysqldump when I got this message -- see=
=20below:

mysqldump: unknown variable 'datadir=3D/var/lib/mysql'

Please can someone help me.

Thanks





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Re: need help with -- unknown variable

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Check if this is in the [mysqldump] section of your my.cnf file(s). Of
course it might not be a valid option in mysqldump...I haven't checked...
On 13 Jun 2011 17:00, "Brown, Charles" wrote:
> Hello All ~ I attempted to do a mysqldump when I got this message -- see
below:
>
> mysqldump: unknown variable 'datadir=/var/lib/mysql'
>
> Please can someone help me.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: need help with -- unknown variable

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Hello ~ Thanks Andrew - it worked. It worked after I commented it out on=
=20my.cnf file. Any idea what's the purpose of that statement. I inherit=
ed this system.

Thanks all for quick response



[mysqld]
server-id=3D2
relay-log=3Dnaxbmisq04-relay-bin
set-variable=3Dmax_connect_error=3D100
max_allowed_packet=3D1048576000
thread_cache_size=3D16
max_connections=3D200
query_cache_type=3D1
query_cache_size=3D32768000
table_cache=3D800
max_heap_table_size=3D32768000
[mysqldump]
max_allowed_packet=3D1048576000
#datadir=3D/var/lib/mysql
socket=3D/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
# Default to using old password format for compatibility with mysql 3.x
# clients (those using the mysqlclient10 compatibility package).
[mysqld_safe]
log-error=3D/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=3D/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid




From: Andrew Moore [mailto:eroomydna@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 11:13 AM
To: Brown, Charles
Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com
Subject: Re: need help with -- unknown variable


Check if this is in the [mysqldump] section of your my.cnf file(s). Of co=
urse it might not be a valid option in mysqldump...I haven't checked...
On 13 Jun 2011 17:00, "Brown, Charles" com>> wrote:
> Hello All ~ I attempted to do a mysqldump when I got this message -- se=
e below:
>
> mysqldump: unknown variable 'datadir=3D/var/lib/mysql'
>
> Please can someone help me.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
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> This message is intended only for the use of the Addressee and
> may contain information that is PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL.
>
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> that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited.
>
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> all copies of the message and its attachments and notify us
> immediately.
>
> Thank you.
> ********************************************

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