ghost files and error code 13 (mysql binlog files)
Hi
I had a "problem" with my mysql server the other day and since then it shows
two mysql binary log files which I can only think of calling ghost files.
# ls -l /var/log/mysql/
..
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql adm 1352 2008-02-25 19:34 bin.index
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql adm 117 2007-06-14 00:22 relay.000060
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql adm 117 2007-06-14 01:50 relay.000061
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql adm 56 2007-06-14 00:23 relay.index
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql adm 58 2007-06-14 00:23 relay.info
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? /var/log/mysql/bin.000744
?--------- ? ? ? ? ? /var/log/mysql/bin.000774
# stat /var/log/mysql/bin.000744
stat: cannot stat `/var/log/mysql/bin.000744': Permission denied
Note I am doing this as root. Here another command.
# chown root /var/log/mysql/bin.000744
chown: cannot access `/var/log/mysql/bin.000744': Permission denied
Basically, any operation I could think of so far ends in Permission denied
(13).
This is a reiserfs filesystem on Linux 2.6.18-5-686 #1 SMP Wed Oct 3 00:12:50
UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux (debian/etch)
I've unmounted the filesystem and run fsck -r. No difference. Rebooted etc.
I've also run a smartctl extended test and it didnt report any errors. The
whole machine seems fines otherwise.
My little theory is that when the machine had its "problem" and my colleague
tried killing mysqld to no avail and ended up rebooting the machine something
(mysql?) somehow put some sort of special lock on those two files and now
they're hanging around and still waiting for something for happen. I know
it's not a great theory...
Any help appreciated!
Thanks,
mimo
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