try to change bin log directory: mysql-bin.index not found (Errcode: 13)

Question

MySQL 5.1.54 Ubuntu 11.04

I\'am try to change bin log directory in my.conf as:

[mysqld]
log_bin=/home/developer/logs/mysql/mysql-bin.log

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Answer 1

Selinux might enforce the rule that MySQL database files have to live in /var/lib/mysql and not anywhere else. Try turning off selinux (selinux=0 on kernel boot command line) if you moved mysql to another directory.