Problem is solved ... customer had his server configured so any new services being installed were automatically disabled! That is why the service would not start.
We have installed MySQL on about a dozen Win2K Advanced servers ... this is the first time we have encountered this issue. Thank you to those who responded! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel Angel Solorzano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 12:05 PM Subject: Re: Error 1058 Win2K Server with MySQL > At 07:49 19/02/2002 -0600, Gerald Jensen wrote: > Hi! > > Did you tried to put the datadir variable too in the my.cnf file ? > > Anyway, when the service is failing try to start it as console: > > mysqld-nt --standalone --console > > In this way you should see the messages errors, also you can see them > in the \data\mysql.err file. > > Regards, > Miguel > > >We are trying to install MySQL on a Windows 2000 Server, but are getting > >'error 1058' when we try to start the service. > > > >The MySQL version is 3.23.47-nt. The MySQL drive is F:, and c:\my.cnf is: > > [mysqld] > > port=3306 > > big-tables > > skip-locking > > set-variable = key_buffer=16M > > set-variable = max_allowed_packet=1M > > set-variable = thread_stack=128K > > set-variable = flush_time=1800 > > set-variable = lower_case_table_names=1 > > basedir = F:/MYSQL/ > > console > > > > [mysqldump] > > quick > > set-variable = max_allowed_packet=16M > > > > [MYSQL] > > no-auto-rehash > > > > [isamchk] > > set-variable= KEY=16M > > > > [client_fltk] > > help_file= F:\MYSQL\sql_client\MYSQL.help > > client_file= F:\MYSQL\MYSQL.options > > history_length=20 > > database = Wires > > queries_root= F:\MYSQL\queries > > last_database_file= F:\MYSQL\lastdb > > > >This system is to use MyISAM tables. > > > > >From a DOS prompt, we switched into the F:\MYSQL\BIN directory and... > > mysqld-nt --install > >Win2K reports the service installed. > > > >When we ... > > net start mysql > >we get the following error: > > > >System error 1058 has occurred. > >The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it > >has no enabled devices associated with it. > > > >Anyone had this problem ... found a fix ... have any idea what is wrong??? > > > >Any feedback will be appreciated. > > > >Gerald Jensen > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Before posting, please check: > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > >To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > -- > For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Miguel A. Solórzano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, FullTime Developer > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Mogi das Cruzes - São Paulo, Brazil > <___/ www.mysql.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
