Jim wrote: > > I decided that one way to back up a database is to write a bash script to run > mysqldump. I know that I can put the script in /etc/cron.weekly and have it > execute every week. My question is what user will the cron job run as? > -- > Jim > > Freedom is worth protecting > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss Irrelevant to mysql who is running the script. You still have to authenticate to the database using the application ID. George -- This e-mail message certified virus-free as it was generated on a Linux system. http://www.georgetoft.com/linux/index.html