From 6f975a018c0039f74fd81168db6c4779cec3a48d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bert hubert Date: Fri, 1 May 2015 22:42:27 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] clarify that you don't need to use the mysql 'root' user in our installation example --- docs/markdown/authoritative/installation.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/markdown/authoritative/installation.md b/docs/markdown/authoritative/installation.md index 36f8f3f054..5fe0aab51b 100644 --- a/docs/markdown/authoritative/installation.md +++ b/docs/markdown/authoritative/installation.md @@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ PDNS is normally controlled via a SysV-style init.d script, often located in `/e * `mrtg`: Dump statistics in mrtg format. See the performance [monitoring](../common/logging.md#performance-monitoring) documentation. # Basic setup: configuring database connectivity -This shows you how to configure the Generic MySQL backend, which we like a lot. But feel free to use any of the myriad other backends. This backend is called 'gmysql', and needs to be configured in `pdns.conf`. Add the following lines, adjusted for your local setup: +This shows you how to configure the Generic MySQL backend. This backend +is called 'gmysql', and needs to be configured in `pdns.conf`. Add the +following lines, adjusted for your local setup (specifically, you may not +want to use the 'root' user): ``` launch=gmysql @@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ Remove any earlier [`launch`](settings.md#launch) statements. Also remove the ** **Warning**: Make sure that you can actually resolve the hostname of your database without accessing the database! It is advised to supply an IP address here to prevent chicken/egg problems! -Now start PDNS using the monitor command: +Now start PowerDNS using the monitor command: ``` # /etc/init.d/pdns monitor -- 2.47.2