I need to install a second instance of mysql on a Sun Solaris 8 Server. It currently has one but I do not have access to it administratively.
I do have root on the Server so I can install anything I need to, but I don't know who owns the current instance so I must install my own.
I have tried to use a custom my.cnf with a different port and different directories but when starting my instance it refers to the current one and fails to finish starting and dies.
The error log shows that my instance is trying to use binlogs in the original instance even though I have changed that in my my.cnf file.