I presume that you did run the mysql_install_db first of all??
If so, then check the ownership of the directory where the database lives.
This should be mysql:mysql. HAd the same problems till I resolved the
ownership issue.
Regards,
Ian.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nikolaos Rasidakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 12 September 2001 13:29
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: starting problems. . .
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>
> Hi there,
>
> I am currently using Slackware 8 (linux) and I have some problems. There
> is mysql package in the slackware installation, which I installed it but
> never manage to run it successfully. Everytime I type the following
> > safe_mysqld
> and I get the following message:
> > Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
> > 010912 15:13:45 mysqld ended
> which means that for a strange reason the server doesn't starts. Do you
> have any idea what might be the problem ? I also dowload your docs from
> the site but couldn't manage to solve it out.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Nikolaos Rasidakis
>
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