Increasing MySQL Thread Stack

[WestBend]

I am having an impossible time attempting to increase the thread_stack that mysql starts with.

I have followed examples of altering the /etc/my.cnf and adding in :
thread_stack=192K

and I have tried: set variable = thread_stack=192K

Neither works..
I have two dual athalon servers. One gives the error :
060201 13:14:06 Warning: Asked for 196608 thread stack, but got 126976
/usr/sbin/mysqld: ready for connections.

Everytime I restart mysql. Mysql works but i get this in the err file.

The other server does not give me this message and both servers have the same hardware and almost identical my.cnf files. Show Variables; in mysql shows that both servers request 126976 as a thread_stack..
so why does one throw an error and the other doesent?
do i need to alter the one that throws the error to request a 192 stack?

I am using Version: '4.0.25-standard

[rpmws]

just looked and noticed I see those same errors across most of my boxes and I am running 4.1 on most.

[10101]

We use the following on our servers:

set-variable = thread_stack=126976

this works fine, hope it helps.