[CentOS] MySQL Can't create file '/tmp/#sql2e0_98_0.frm' (errno: 9) problem

Thu Feb 13 20:18:06 UTC 2014
Ljubomir Ljubojevic <centos at plnet.rs>

On 02/13/2014 08:49 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 13, 2014 at 1:06 PM, Ljubomir Ljubojevic <centos at plnet.rs> wrote:
>>
>> I have a strange problem.
>>
>> I installed cacti, and set it up.
>>
>> When I click on the Plugins Management, I noticed Error
>> "FATAL: Database or Table does not exist"
>>
>> Further testing revealed that at the moment MySQL can not create
>> temporary files in /tmp. It is same for ANY database!
>>
>> SELinux is disabled.
>> I logged to mysql as root and error is same.
>>
>> Command used is:
>> CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS plugin_temp_table LIKE bak_menu;
>>
>>
>> Error is:
>> ERROR 1004 (HY000): Can't create file '/tmp/#sql21f8_f3_0.frm' (errno: 9)
>>
>> What could be the problem, any idea how to proceed?
>
> http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=60574
> The error may be on the source of the copy (bak_menu.frm) not in tmp.
>

This is interesting.

I tested on cacti database and on 2 Joomla databases with same results. 
But there might be something there.

Database changed
mysql> CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS plugin_temp_table LIKE jos_menu;
ERROR 1004 (HY000): Can't create file '/tmp/#sql21f8_f3_1.frm' (errno: 9)
mysql> CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE barney (SELECT * FROM jos_menu WHERE 1=0);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)
Records: 0  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

mysql> CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS plugintest LIKE jos_menu;
ERROR 1004 (HY000): Can't create file '/tmp/#sql21f8_f3_3.frm' (errno: 9)
mysql> CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE IF NOT EXISTS barney LIKE jos_menu;
Query OK, 0 rows affected, 1 warning (0.00 sec)

Changed name of table to create produced result, but with warning.



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