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[Hans Zaunere]

David Mintz wrote:

> Hello
> 
> I'm trying to learn to set up MySQL database replication with two boxes on
> which I have sufficient privileges to play, one that would be master is
> Win2K running 3.23.51-max-nt-log; the would-be slave, a RH 7.2 box running
> 3.23.52

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> I follow the directions in Paul DuBois' MySQL [4] book verbatim. (He says,
> match server versions, like use 3.23.x with 3.23.x but he doesn't say
> anyting about not trying it cross-platform.) I set up the master and
> restart and it seems ok. I set up the slave configuration thus

OS platforms shouldn't matter, but try bringing the MySQL versions up to 4.0.13.  According to: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Replication_Problems.html it may help.

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