On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 1:26 PM, Shawn Green (MySQL) <shawn.l.gr...@oracle.com> wrote: > On 2/4/2012 19:57, Larry Martell wrote: >> >> Just installed mysql on centos 6.2. When I try to start it with service I >> get: >> >> #service mysqld start >> MySQL Daemon failed to start. >> Starting mysqld: [FAILED] >> >> Nothing at all is written to the error log. >> >> But if I start it with mysqld_safe it comes up and works fine. >> >> Anyone know what could be going on here? >> >> -larry >> > > If the daemon is attempting to change users during startup, then you must be > root when you start it. Otherwise, become the user `mysql` then start the > daemon (service) under the proper credentials. > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/server-options.html#option_mysqld_user
I was root when issuing the 'service mysqld start' command. I just tried it as the mysql user, and it failed in the same way. I traced the service mysqld start and I saw that it invoked /etc/init.d/mysqld (which invokes mysqld_safe). When I invoke /etc/init.d/mysqld (or mysqld_safe) the server comes up fine. Very odd. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
