Error writing my.cnf: Permission denied

Question

I'm attempting to edit my my.cnf file to allow remote access to mysql (by changing the bind-address). However, I'm getting a "Error writing my.cnf: Permission denied" error when I try to save (using pico through SSH).

Running $ lsattr my.cnf returns ---------------- my.cnf

What do I need to do to be able to edit this file?

Thanks!

Answer 1

You need to set the file permission as readable and writable.

sudo chmod 644 my.cnf

sudo nano my.cnf