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WRONG SYMLINK /ETC/ALTERNATIVES/MY.CNF -> /ETC/MYSQL/MARIADB.CNF (Doc ID 2744907.1)

Last updated on JUNE 14, 2021

Applies to:

MySQL Server - Version 5.7 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Using Debian 10, /etc/mysql/my.cnf points to /etc/alternatives/my.cnf that in its turn points to /etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf
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Solution

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