Installing a MySQL database onto an external harddrive -


i've been attempting database onto external hard drive store list of 500,000 icons, , i'm running issue trying run script import them database. i'm trying follow instructions on blog http://blog.gamatam.com/2009/05/creating-mysql-database-on-external.html when step execute mysql_install_db --ldata=data gives me error saying

installing mysql system tables...

110428 18:17:45 [warning] can't create test file /media/freeagentdisk/data/ubuntu.lower-test 110428 18:17:45 [warning] can't create test file /media/freeagentdisk/data/ubuntu.lower-test

installation of system tables failed! examine logs in /media/freeagentdisk/data more information.

and in addition there no log files created

make sure drive has correct permissions , mysql daemon has access it. furthermore logs said position helpful.


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