Check the permissions on the files in /var/lib/mysql, they have to be readable and writable by the user that mysql runs as (usually mysql) if I recall correctly.
-- Mark P. Hennessy [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Jason Thiesse wrote: > Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:15:54 -0600 > From: Jason Thiesse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Unable to Start the Server > > For the life of me I can not get mySQL server to start. > > Background: > System: Red Hat 8.0 > mySQL verion: whatever shipped with 8.0 > > I think I have read the mysql.com documentation enough to determine either > a. I'm clueless b. I'm clueless or c. all of the above. > > I have ran mysql_install_db, appears to work as expected. > > When I run safe_mysqld & I get the following: > > root@thunderball mysql]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from > /var/lib/mysql > 021028 17:15:16 mysqld ended > > The error messages in the log read as following: > 021028 17:15:16 mysqld started > 021028 17:15:16 /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' > (errno: 13) > 021028 17:15:16 mysqld ended > > Even though host.frm is at /var/lib/mysql/mysql/host.frm > > Here is my "my.cnf" file: > > ysqld] > datadir=/var/lib/mysql > socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > skip-innodb > skip-locking > > [mysql.server] > user=mysql > basedir=/var/lib > > [safe_mysqld] > err-log=/var/log/mysqld.log > pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid > > Thanks ahead of time for any help. > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Broadband? Dial-up? Get reliable MSN Internet Access. > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
