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**Author:** [@system](https://forums.percona.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
For any other question not otherwise covered. --- ## [Percona repo speed](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-repo-speed/37410)
**Author:** [@Seventh\_Son](https://forums.percona.com/u/Seventh_Son)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-repo-speed/37410 "2026-09-09T11:42:48Z")
Hello Perconians! Why download speed from repo 16-50kBs? I am in Australia and repo.percona.com resolves into US ip, ping 150ms. Why can’t you have geo-distrubuted repos? --- ## [Looking for alternate ways of installing auth\_pam plugin](https://forums.percona.com/t/looking-for-alternate-ways-of-installing-auth-pam-plugin/4916)
**Author:** [@k0do](https://forums.percona.com/u/k0do)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2026, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/looking-for-alternate-ways-of-installing-auth-pam-plugin/4916 "2026-05-05T04:46:18Z")
This seems to be the only way to install the auth\_pam.so plugin for mysql without installing the whole percona server: \[URL=“https://www.percona.com/doc/percona-pam-for-mysql/installation.html#”\]https://www.percona.com/… --- ## [Unable to Create a Jira Ticket](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-to-create-a-jira-ticket/40166)
**Author:** [@Simeon\_Petkov](https://forums.percona.com/u/Simeon_Petkov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2026, 8:19am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/unable-to-create-a-jira-ticket/40166 "2026-02-06T08:19:31Z")
Hello all, I have found a concerning dependency issue for percona-xtrabackup-84 for Rocky 9 and probably all RHEL 9 derivatives. Here: But I’m unable to create a Jira ticket to address the issue here: Username: xXS… --- ## [I cant raise a Percona Jira even with an account](https://forums.percona.com/t/i-cant-raise-a-percona-jira-even-with-an-account/39412)
**Author:** [@jon.hartley](https://forums.percona.com/u/jon.hartley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/i-cant-raise-a-percona-jira-even-with-an-account/39412 "2025-09-22T09:54:12Z")
Jira login jon.hartley@btinternet.com --- ## [How to import OVA file into vSphere (VMWare)](https://forums.percona.com/t/how-to-import-ova-file-into-vsphere-vmware/30625)
**Author:** [@Olivier\_Studer](https://forums.percona.com/u/Olivier_Studer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/how-to-import-ova-file-into-vsphere-vmware/30625 "2025-05-18T15:04:16Z")
Hi, I want to import the OVA Appliance, version 2.41.2, into my Virtual Infrastructure VMWare (vSphere 7.x). But I have the following error message : The provided manifest file is invalid: Invalid OVF checksum algorit… --- ## [Error: You need to specify CLUSTER\_NAME](https://forums.percona.com/t/error-you-need-to-specify-cluster-name/37545)
**Author:** [@redzchris](https://forums.percona.com/u/redzchris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/error-you-need-to-specify-cluster-name/37545 "2025-04-18T07:53:20Z")
root@tent-master-01:/home/myuser# kubectl get pods -n percona-mysql-ha -w NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE percona-cluster-proxysql-0 0/3 CrashLoopBackOff 27 (… --- ## [GSOC 2025 | Evolving CI/CD: Automating Build, Test, and Release for Robust Software Delivery](https://forums.percona.com/t/gsoc-2025-evolving-ci-cd-automating-build-test-and-release-for-robust-software-delivery/36665)
**Author:** [@Suyash\_Mishra](https://forums.percona.com/u/Suyash_Mishra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/gsoc-2025-evolving-ci-cd-automating-build-test-and-release-for-robust-software-delivery/36665 "2025-02-27T21:02:31Z")
Hello Team, I am Suyash and I came across Percona’s article on GSOC’25. It caught my attention and I look forward to collaborating on the idea- " Evolving CI/CD: Automating Build, Test, and Release for Robust Software D… --- ## [Dropping suboptimal secondary index not taking effect](https://forums.percona.com/t/dropping-suboptimal-secondary-index-not-taking-effect/35847)
**Author:** [@Kristian](https://forums.percona.com/u/Kristian)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/dropping-suboptimal-secondary-index-not-taking-effect/35847 "2024-12-27T20:02:48Z")
Hello, I was looking at an aggregate query, that was taking around 1 sec. When refreshing the process list I would see a couple of these queries being finished, and new ones coming in. It was acting ok, but it could b… --- ## [Does MySQL/clients use Netty?](https://forums.percona.com/t/does-mysql-clients-use-netty/35750)
**Author:** [@Chanakya](https://forums.percona.com/u/Chanakya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/does-mysql-clients-use-netty/35750 "2024-12-19T21:54:08Z")
Hi, We are going through Security risk in netty-all-4.1.58.Final.jar used by Cassandra - Stack Overflow I know MySQL is not in scope, just wanted to ensure if I am right in this case. Please confirm if MySQL or even an… --- ## [Knotty Netty DOS vulnerability in Vertica](https://forums.percona.com/t/knotty-netty-dos-vulnerability-in-vertica/35751)
**Author:** [@Sanjay\_Sheoran](https://forums.percona.com/u/Sanjay_Sheoran)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/knotty-netty-dos-vulnerability-in-vertica/35751 "2024-12-19T18:36:04Z")
Can you confirm if there is any impact or remediation needed for Knotty Netty DOS vulnerability in MySQL --- ## [Change email in Percona Forums](https://forums.percona.com/t/change-email-in-percona-forums/35109)
**Author:** [@ernestojpg](https://forums.percona.com/u/ernestojpg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 12:39am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/change-email-in-percona-forums/35109 "2024-11-19T00:39:48Z")
Hello everyone! Sorry for bothering, but I cannot find the way of chaning the email associated to my account, here in the Percona Forums. When I go to Profile → Preferences → Account, I can see my “primary” email, but … --- ## [Why create table statements are logged unconditionally when try to set audit\_log\_exclude\_databases?](https://forums.percona.com/t/why-create-table-statements-are-logged-unconditionally-when-try-to-set-audit-log-exclude-databases/31607)
**Author:** [@777](https://forums.percona.com/u/777)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/why-create-table-statements-are-logged-unconditionally-when-try-to-set-audit-log-exclude-databases/31607 "2024-07-16T02:12:11Z")
When i try to set audit\_log\_exclude\_databas, why the create table statements and drop table statements(ddl) are logged unconditionally. --- ## [What is different about Percona Distribution for MySQL & Percona Server for MySQL](https://forums.percona.com/t/what-is-different-about-percona-distribution-for-mysql-percona-server-for-mysql/30901)
**Author:** [@partition-liu](https://forums.percona.com/u/partition-liu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/what-is-different-about-percona-distribution-for-mysql-percona-server-for-mysql/30901 "2024-06-09T04:19:08Z")
Dear what is different about Percona Distribution for MySQL & Percona Server for MySQL? Are they same ? --- ## [Apt repo issue "Failed to fetch File has unexpected size"](https://forums.percona.com/t/apt-repo-issue-failed-to-fetch-file-has-unexpected-size/27474)
**Author:** [@radex](https://forums.percona.com/u/radex)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/apt-repo-issue-failed-to-fetch-file-has-unexpected-size/27474 "2024-05-23T23:41:02Z")
Hey, Looks like something is wrong with debian apt repo. I’m getting the following error when running apt update: E: Failed to fetch http://repo.percona.com/apt/dists/bullseye/testing/binary-amd64/Packages.gz File has… --- ## [Percona-release using http](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-release-using-http/21508)
**Author:** [@Adamo\_Tonete](https://forums.percona.com/u/Adamo_Tonete)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-release-using-http/21508 "2024-04-08T10:11:52Z")
Hi there, I’m working on a psmdb implementation and I noticed that the command sudo percona-release enable psmdb-50 release is searching for http// (port 80) instead of https:// (443) For security reasons the access to… --- ## [Percona in-product telemetry](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-in-product-telemetry/26186)
**Author:** [@Bartosz\_Gatz](https://forums.percona.com/u/Bartosz_Gatz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-in-product-telemetry/26186 "2024-03-12T11:16:23Z")
Hi. We are releasing the new telemetry mechanisms within Percona database products. This forum thread is where we are kindly asking you for your feedback. Blog post is here: Percona Is Introducing Telemetry Mechanisms … --- ## [Percona product telemetry - next phase alpha recruitment](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-product-telemetry-next-phase-alpha-recruitment/29091)
**Author:** [@Bartosz\_Gatz](https://forums.percona.com/u/Bartosz_Gatz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-product-telemetry-next-phase-alpha-recruitment/29091 "2024-03-12T11:15:14Z")
Hi everyone. Back in late October I have announced an introduction of internal in-product telemetry project with the goal to help us make better product investment decisions. I am happy to say that the telemetry is work… --- ## [Which Software is best for Database management for an Ecommerce Website](https://forums.percona.com/t/which-software-is-best-for-database-management-for-an-ecommerce-website/8325)
**Author:** [@Emily](https://forums.percona.com/u/Emily)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/which-software-is-best-for-database-management-for-an-ecommerce-website/8325 "2024-02-27T10:53:45Z")
Hi, I am planning to start an ecommerce Business, can you please help me to suggest which Database software is best for an Ecommerce business? --- ## [Broken apt repo](https://forums.percona.com/t/broken-apt-repo/27471)
**Author:** [@Nick\_Coppola](https://forums.percona.com/u/Nick_Coppola)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/broken-apt-repo/27471 "2024-01-16T15:09:01Z")
I’m getting this error when running apt update on ubuntu 20.04. This started occuring on Tuesday, which seems to line up with the timestamp of ‘Release file created at’ in the error message. Is there an issue with a file… --- ## [Percona playback installation](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-playback-installation/27668)
**Author:** [@Nanuka](https://forums.percona.com/u/Nanuka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-playback-installation/27668 "2024-01-11T14:08:25Z")
Hello, I want to install percona playback tool by Percona Software Repositories for it , but it appears that percona-playback package is not available in the Percona repository for Ubuntu 20.04 (focal), I was not able … --- ## [Percona Server for MongoDB 7.0 is supported in centos stream](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-server-for-mongodb-7-0-is-supported-in-centos-stream/27708)
**Author:** [@satvant\_singh](https://forums.percona.com/u/satvant_singh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-server-for-mongodb-7-0-is-supported-in-centos-stream/27708 "2024-01-11T10:59:11Z")
I would like to know does Percona Server for MongoDB 7.0 is supported on centos stream or latest centos 7/8. Also can anyone confirm does PSMDB supported on Rocky Linux. --- ## [Percona XTRADB - Freeradius - Radman error](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-xtradb-freeradius-radman-error/27644)
**Author:** [@adgwytc](https://forums.percona.com/u/adgwytc)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 8:22am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/percona-xtradb-freeradius-radman-error/27644 "2024-01-09T08:22:32Z")
OS and apps used: Ubuntu Jammy 22.04.1 LTS 8.0.34-26.1 Percona XtraDB Cluster FreeRADIUS Version 3.0.26 Radman 1.0.2 Radman is the GUI frontend for freeradius to percona xtradb mysql backend. I have built this many… --- ## [Finally a New Hosting Control Panel that supports Percona Opensource distribution of MySQL and MongoDB](https://forums.percona.com/t/finally-a-new-hosting-control-panel-that-supports-percona-opensource-distribution-of-mysql-and-mongodb/27574)
**Author:** [@eenos](https://forums.percona.com/u/eenos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/finally-a-new-hosting-control-panel-that-supports-percona-opensource-distribution-of-mysql-and-mongodb/27574 "2024-01-04T07:36:36Z")
HI, I was working on a MySQL cluster of 20+ nodes some years back and the database was huge. The client was not happy with his ongoing MySQL performance issue and came to me. I managed to migrate to Percona MYSQL on D… --- ## [Getting errors installing mysql-server 8.0.13 after uninstalling percona-server 8.0.34](https://forums.percona.com/t/getting-errors-installing-mysql-server-8-0-13-after-uninstalling-percona-server-8-0-34/26919)
**Author:** [@larsjr](https://forums.percona.com/u/larsjr)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/getting-errors-installing-mysql-server-8-0-13-after-uninstalling-percona-server-8-0-34/26919 "2024-01-04T06:51:28Z")
Hi Percona Community , I would like to install another version of Mysql Server on Oracle Linux 8. I removed the percona-server-server 8.0.34 and tried to install mysql-server 8.0.13. however, i’m getting the below error… --- ## [Where can I find the audit logs after installation?](https://forums.percona.com/t/where-can-i-find-the-audit-logs-after-installation/12691)
**Author:** [@Ka\_ka\_Chan](https://forums.percona.com/u/Ka_ka_Chan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2021, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/where-can-i-find-the-audit-logs-after-installation/12691 "2021-10-28T13:38:39Z")
I have performed the following steps successfully: Then, I would like to execute some queries and examine the logs. How can I view the logs? --- ## [AWS cross account Add service discover using EC2 role ](https://forums.percona.com/t/aws-cross-account-add-service-discover-using-ec2-role/26560)
**Author:** [@AMJAD\_JEBREEN](https://forums.percona.com/u/AMJAD_JEBREEN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 2:07pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/aws-cross-account-add-service-discover-using-ec2-role/26560 "2023-11-15T14:07:50Z")
'm encountering an issue while utilizing Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) on AWS. My objective is to add a service and discover RDS instances using an EC2 role. However, it seems to be listing only the RDS instanc… --- ## [\-- CONFLICT DETECTED -- between "DESCRIBE table\_name" and "FLUSH PRIVILEGES"](https://forums.percona.com/t/conflict-detected-between-describe-table-name-and-flush-privileges/20519)
**Author:** [@Modestas\_Mockus](https://forums.percona.com/u/Modestas_Mockus)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/conflict-detected-between-describe-table-name-and-flush-privileges/20519 "2023-11-14T10:59:34Z")
Transactions locks should be only on DDL commands. GRANT and “FLUSH PRIVILEGES” are DCL coomands. Theys should’nt cause cluster conflict? Our app very often uses “DESCRIBE table\_name”, and we sometimes granting permiss… --- ## [Physical Backup](https://forums.percona.com/t/physical-backup/23388)
**Author:** [@Percona\_new](https://forums.percona.com/u/Percona_new)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/physical-backup/23388 "2023-11-10T14:26:02Z")
Hello team! we need to explore alternatives for performing physical backups of a MySQL database, and I wanted to know if it is possible to backup a database by copying the contents of the data directory from one server t… --- ## [Docker build pipeline for local development](https://forums.percona.com/t/docker-build-pipeline-for-local-development/26134)
**Author:** [@dmn](https://forums.percona.com/u/dmn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/docker-build-pipeline-for-local-development/26134 "2023-10-31T16:05:08Z")
I would like to contribute to the project but am investigating how to setup a local build pipeline so I can test images in my k8s environments first. For example I’m taking a look at the mongodb backup repo, I see a jenk… [Next page](https://forums.percona.com/c/general-questions/6.md?page=1)