Toolserver:Admin:Trainwreck

trainwreck is a tool we use to handle MySQL replication when one server needs to replicate from several masters. It runs externally to MySQL, connecting as the  user.

The configuration file is in /etc/trainwreck, and the software is in /opt/local. The SMF FMRI is. The default instance is usually used for commons; some servers have other instances as well.


 * Start it:
 * Stop it:
 * Restart it:

Sometimes, trainwreck gets stuck and won't stop properly. In this case, find the PID and kill it manually. Then restart it using. This will be resolved if/when we move to TW2, the new version.

Category:Admin:Database