Re: [Cooker] [2009.1] What is errcode: 13 when trying to allocate files as root

> I am trying to implement Mysql under 2009.1 installed as an upgrade of
> 2009.0. When I run mysqld, mysql_install_db or mysql_upgrade with and
> without the --user=mysql parameter after doing an su to root I get
> messages like the following:
>
> /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't create/write to file '/root/tmp/ibSy10pn'
> (Errcode: 13)
>
> What does this mean and why does it occur even if I issue chmod 777
> /root/tmp
>
> regards,
> Steve