NFA console had vmware tools upgraded, after reboot, mysql would not start

Products

• CA Network Flow Analysis (NetQos / NFA)

Issue/Introduction

NFA console had vmware tools upgraded, after reboot, mysql would not start. Error was "Permission Denied". 

Cause

VMtools reset some file permissions

Resolution

Reset permissions changed by vmtools.

Go to the MySQL directory and give the "Users" group the permissions:

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