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Oct 27, 2022 · Operations

Resolving MySQL Service Startup Failure on CentOS 7 Due to SELinux Permission Denial

The article explains how a MySQL 5.7 service fails to start on a CentOS 7.9 server because SELinux blocks write access to err.log, walks through log inspection, strace tracing, SELinux context analysis, and provides a simple fix by disabling SELinux.