Ric Tibbetts wrote: > Ok, it's running. > What I did: > > When I ran mysql_install_db, I did it as root. So it created the mysql > database (the privliges database) owned by root. I changed the ownership > to mysql, and all works now. > > So... It runs now. But I still don't know why all the sudden it died > like it did. > > Ric > > > On Thu, 2002-09-05 at 23:11, Ric Tibbetts wrote: > >>Ok, since I'm on a roll with the off topic dumb questions today. I have >>another one. >> >>I am just starting to work with mysql. It was going ok, until the daemon >>died. I have no idea what caused it, but it won't restart. The log file >>gives the error: >> >> >>020905 20:03:48 mysqld started >>020905 20:03:48 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist >>020905 20:03:48 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Normal shutdown >> >>020905 20:03:48 mysqld ended >> >>That particular table never did exist. In fact, the "default" databse of >>mysql never did exist. But all the sudden, the daemon won't run without >>it. >> >>I'm sure something simple happened to cause this. Can anyone shine a >>light on it for me? >> >>I've been digging through the documentation, but so far, I can't come up >>with anything. I'd sure appreciate any advice! >> >>Thanks!! >> >> Ric
Hi Ric, Actually it was telling you all along what the problem was it just wasn't telling you explicitly. It needs to be reinstalled so that things get setup correctly. The DB mysql.host must exist for things to work correctly. Mark
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