[MARIADB] MySQL Server Configuration: Could not find [mysqld] section in my.cnf

Ilia Ross — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 18:44:10 -0000

What exactly didn't work? What error did you get?

[MARIADB] MySQL Server Configuration: Could not find [mysqld] section in my.cnf

Richard A. Secor — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:26:02 -0000

I tried this. It didn't work. And realistically it may only look in the individual config file given even if it did.

[MARIADB] MySQL Server Configuration: Could not find [mysqld] section in my.cnf

suther — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:47:36 -0000

Sometimes you only need somebody to talk about it... to solve it :)
I've found the solution.
In the upper left corner is a "gear"-Icon for Setting up the Mysql Databes area. There you can choose where the Config-File will be found.
I've switched it to the mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf and it works now.

[MARIADB] MySQL Server Configuration: Could not find [mysqld] section in my.cnf

suther — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:44:20 -0000

Hi,
i've setup Webmin on Ubuntu 20.04 and choosed MariaDB as MYSQL Replacement. (MySQL version 10.3.22-MariaDB-1ubuntu1)
Now I have trouble with the section Servers ⇒ Mysql Database ⇒ MySQL Server Configuration, if I open this, I got the message:

Could not find [mysqld] section in my.cnf

If I open /etc/my.cnf there are only this inside:

# The MariaDB configuration file
#
# The MariaDB/MySQL tools read configuration files in the following order:
# 1. "/etc/mysql/mariadb.cnf" (this file) to set global defaults,
# 2. "/etc/mysql/conf.d/*.cnf" to set global options.
# 3. "/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/*.cnf" to set MariaDB-only options.
# 4. "~/.my.cnf" to set user-specific options.
#
# If the same option is defined multiple times, the last one will apply.
#
# One can use all long options that the program supports.
# Run program with --help to get a list of available options and with
# --print-defaults to see which it would actually understand and use.

#
# This group is read both both by the client and the server
# use it for options that affect everything
#
[client-server]

# Import all .cnf files from configuration directory
!includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/
!includedir /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/
root@svzoefelt-1:/etc/mysql#

I think the stuff webmin is searching for is in the File /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf.
There are all the stuff, where mysqld is configured.

Any Idea how to use this Webmin-Module with this new Configuration Enviroment of mariadb?

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