Hello.
> My questions are: Is there other files besides just the server > and > the client > that I would need to install to get MySQL to work on Mandrake > v10.1? Your data directory should contain mysql database prepared with mysql_install_db script. See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/unix-post-installation.html > Are there other issues with 4.1.12 that I have not > fully explored > that might > prevent this from being installed? In your case - no. > > Finally if I upgraded this system to 4.1.12 now that > 4.0.20 is > installed > would I wind up having the same problems? > You should read: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/upgrading-from-4-0.html But I suggest you to remove all mysql instances from you box and perform a clean install of 4.1.12 using official binaries. > I have a new test Linux server with Mandrake 10.1 installed that I was > trying > to install MySQL version 4.1.12 on today. > > Once I had installed the software, whenever I tried to start MySQL on > this > server I was getting the error message "[ERROR] Fatal error: Can't > open > privilege tables: Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist" when I tried to > run the > 'mysql_setpermissions' script and was getting the same result. > > After this failed I decided to try the MySQL installation files that > came > with the operating system which were Version 4.0.20 and this version > worked > fine. > > When I was installing the 4.1.12 version I was simply going > with a > minimal > install of just the server package and the clients. When I ran > the > installation package from Mandrake it installed other files that > from my > reading of the MySQL manual I did not think that I needed. > > My questions are: Is there other files besides just the server > and > the client > that I would need to install to get MySQL to work on Mandrake > v10.1? > > Are there other issues with 4.1.12 that I have not > fully explored > that might > prevent this from being installed? > > Finally if I upgraded this system to 4.1.12 now that > 4.0.20 is > installed > would I wind up having the same problems? > > >"Eric Lommatsch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -- 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]