$ sudo mysqlhotcopy mythconverg --noindices --allowold . Argument "" isn't numeric in subroutine entry at /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/DBD/MariaDB.pm line 140. DBI connect(';host=;port=;mariadb_read_default_group=mysqlhotcopy','',...) failed: Connection error: port is not valid number at /usr/bin/mysqlhotcopy line 222. The database is on the same machine as the client. $ systemctl status mariadb Active: active (running) Does the utility need more arguments there days or does the database require some fiddling? some details ============ $ which mysqlhotcopy /bin/mysqlhotcopy and /usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/DBD/MariaDB.pm both say the version is 1.23 /etc/my.cnf includes the stanza [mysqlhotcopy] password="xxxxxxxx" Also, $ mysql -u root -p mythconverg asks for password which still works OK. dnf shows Installed Packages mariadb-server-utils.x86_64 3:10.11.8-3.fc40 @updates same version listed for 'mariadb'. -- Eyal at Home (fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue