[Pkg-zenoss-commits] r188 - /packages/zenoss/trunk/debian/README.Debian

[zack at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: zack
Date: Wed Jun 20 15:42:37 2007
New Revision: 188

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-zenoss/?sc=1&rev=188
Log:
added information about how to cope with old mysql databases

Modified:
    packages/zenoss/trunk/debian/README.Debian

Modified: packages/zenoss/trunk/debian/README.Debian
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-zenoss/packages/zenoss/trunk/debian/README.Debian?rev=188&op=diff
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--- packages/zenoss/trunk/debian/README.Debian (original)
+++ packages/zenoss/trunk/debian/README.Debian Wed Jun 20 15:42:37 2007
@@ -1,7 +1,31 @@
-zenoss for Debian
------------------
+Zenoss for Debian
+=================
 
-A few notes on using Zenoss:
+Installation: BEWARE OF OLD DATABASES
+-------------------------------------
+
+If you are installing the Zenoss package over an old Zenoss MySQL database
+beware of providing the correct MySQL credentials (username and password)
+during package configuration.  If you fail to do so Zenoss might fail to
+connect properly to your database and no events will be shown. Note that
+deleting the old user for you is not an option, since you might actually want
+to use such a user.
+
+If you provide wrong credentials don't worry, just either "dpkg-reconfigure
+zenoss" providing the right credentials or remove the old database and user
+connecting to MySQL (as the db administrator) and executing the following
+queries:
+- DROP DATABASE <dbname> ;
+- REVOKE ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* FROM <dbuser>@<dbserver> ;
+- DROP USER <dbuser>@<dbserver> ;
+
+You might want to backup your old database first using mysqldump (see the
+mysqldump(1) manpage).
+
+ -- Stefano Zacchiroli <zack at debian.org>  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:38:21 +0100
+
+Notes on using Zenoss
+---------------------
 
 * You may want to increase the size of the systems net buffers.
     Add the following lines to /etc/sysctl.conf