Hi.
Please read the notes about MySQL on Linux: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Linux.html Do you use the official binary distribution? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi! > > I searched near and far but could not find the slightest hint > about what is causing my MySQL problems. I have a couple of > servers running 3.23 and 4.0x just perfect but after updating > one machine to 4.1, I can no longer start mysqld. > > Here is the error message: > > ================================================================== > # /etc/init.d/mysql start > > [ERROR] bdb: unable to initialize mutex: Function not implemented > [ERROR] bdb: process-private: unable to initialize environment > lock: Function not implemented > [ERROR] Can't init databases > [ERROR] Aborting > > [NOTE] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete > ================================================================== > > It is a Debian server which was running MySQL 3.23 perfectly. Now > I need one of the new functions in v4.1 so I followed the manual > which says I should update to 4.0 first. I did (4.0.21) and ran > the script to fix the privileges. The I restarted mysqld -- tested > everything and found that it worked perfect. Then I updated to > 4.1.5 which brought me to the current situation. > > Help anybody??? > > > Best regards, Stefan Wolf. > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]