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According to: http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?24,23390,23395#msg-23395 Slow connection is mainly due to slow DNS resolve process. Other than adding a host-IP value pair in Linux /etc/hosts file, I added the following line in /etc/my.cnf : [mysqld] skip-name-resolve It can definitely make your mysql connection instantaneous! The only drawback is that you can only connect to your mysql databases using IP but not host name. Hope it helps.

Run this in crontab: #> echo "START BACKUP" | ndb_mgm Ref: http://archive.netbsd.se/?ml=mysql-cluster&a=2005-03&t=699920

To disable beep in terminal, type the following in bash shell: echo "set bell-style none">> ~/.inputrc Ref: http://bamanzi.blogeden.cn/post/110848/1069