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Hi, you could use one of these tutorial for example: https://www.tecmint.com/change-default-mysql-mariadb-data-directory-in-linux/ https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-change-a-mariadb-data-directory-to-a-new-location-on-centos-7
But please first read this official documentation to be sure you understand the configuration system variables: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/server-system-variables/#datadir
Regards, Faustin
Does not work on Centos 8 and mariadb 10.3.17 when moving /var/lib/mysql to /home/mysql (755 mysql.mysql). It is not a SELinux issue but a mysql variables issue.
Contents of /etc/mysql/my.cnf ******* [mysqld] datadir=/home/mysql socket=/home/mysql/mysql.sock
[client] port=3306 socket=/home/mysql/mysql.sock
!includedir /etc/my.cnf.d ******* The socket is still created in the old folder /var/lib/mysql even with the above settings.
Note the wrong paths in the output of systemctl status mariadb after restarting mariadb: mysql-prepare-db-dir[123950]: Database MariaDB is probably initialized in /var/lib/mysql already, nothing is done. mysql-prepare-db-dir[123950]: If this is not the case, make sure the /var/lib/mysql is empty before running mysql-pre
What additonal headings are required in the /etc/my.cnf file or in other configuration files please?