--- doc/loncapafiles/modify_config_files.piml	2004/08/23 19:07:26	1.2
+++ doc/loncapafiles/modify_config_files.piml	2006/09/15 20:54:31	1.5
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 <!-- accesscount_seed.piml -->
 <!-- Matthew Hall -->
 
-<!-- $Id: modify_config_files.piml,v 1.2 2004/08/23 19:07:26 matthew Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Id: modify_config_files.piml,v 1.5 2006/09/15 20:54:31 raeburn Exp $ -->
 
 <!--
 
@@ -35,12 +35,22 @@ http://www.lon-capa.org/
 <file>
 <target dist="default">/</target>
 <perlscript mode="fg">
-
-print "\nUpdating yum and MySQL configuration files\n";
+my $mysqldaemon = 'mysqld';
+my $configfiles = 'yum and MySQL';
+if ('<DIST />' eq 'suse9.2' || '<DIST />' eq 'suse9.3' || '<DIST />' eq 'sles9' || '<DIST />' eq 'sles10') {
+    $mysqldaemon = 'mysql';
+    $configfiles = 'MySQL';
+} elsif ('<DIST />' eq 'rhes4') {
+    $configfiles = 'MySQL';
+}
+print "\nUpdating $configfiles configuration files\n";
 system("/home/httpd/perl/modify_config_files.pl");
-print "**** WARNING: It may be neccessary to restart MySQL at this time.\n".
-        "    Use the command \"/etc/init.d/mysqld restart\"\n";
-
+my $returnvalue = $?>>8;
+if ($returnvalue == 1) {
+    ## the /etc/my.cnf file was modified.
+    print "**** WARNING: You need to restart MySQL at this time.\n".
+        "    Use the command \"/etc/init.d/$mysqldaemon restart\"\n";
+}
 </perlscript>
 </file>
 </files>