SELinux prevents MySQL to start while a custom directory is configured for the MySQL database
Issue
- After changing
datadir, rh-mysql57-mysql-server is not starting - MySQL is not starting when a custom directory is configured for the MySQL database
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
- SELinux in enforcing mode
- MySQL server
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