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[root@boredat etc]# diff -u my.cnf.orig my.cnf
--- my.cnf.orig 2006-12-01 00:13:21.000000000 -0500
+++ my.cnf      2006-12-01 00:34:08.000000000 -0500
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@
 # clients (those using the mysqlclient10 compatibility package).
 old_passwords=1
 skip-networking
+
+#added by John Friar
+key_buffer = 64M
+max_connections = 150
+sort_buffer_size = 20M
+read_buffer_size = 524288
+read_rnd_buffer_size = 2M
+table_cache = 600
+thread_cache_size = 16
+tmp_table_size = 64M
 
 [mysql.server]
 user=mysql