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Check if you're able to start server manually using mysqld or mysqld_safe commands. Research error logs. See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/starting-server.html Timothy Wu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >I'm on Debian system. I tried to modify /etc/mysql/debian-log-rotate to set >KEEP-BINARY-LOGS from 0 to 5. After doing so I attempted to let the change >register by stopping and restarting the server by running /etc/init.d/mysql >stop. However this command hanged. I rebooted the system and but the server >wouldn't start (well at least it hangs when i tried /etc/init.d/mysql start) >I suspect the problem has nothing to do with the change in KEEP_BINARY_LOGS. >What could be the problem? > >The Mysql version is 4.1.14. > -- 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]