Hi,
After mysql installation you MUST run the "mysql_install_db" script which is
located (usualy) in /usr/bin... so, go to in this directory and type :
./mysql_install_db.
Regards,
Gelu
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From: "Simon K. Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mysql Help" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 8:14 AM
Subject: error message....somewhat lost
>
> Hi All,
>
> The other day, I tried connecting to mysql
> via the good old
>
> >mysql -u me -p
>
> but I got a message saying that my mysql.sock is missing
> from the tmp folder. After checking the mailing list
> archive, I decided (well, guessed is the more appropriate word)
> that I could try to re-start the daemon:
>
> bin/safe_mysqld --log &
>
> But i get this error message:
> The file /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld doesn't exist or
> is not executable
> Please do a cd to the mysql installation directory and restart
> this script from there as follows:
> ./bin/safe_mysqld.
>
> Now I'm really confused!! I tried entering a) ./bin/safe_mysqld and b)
./bin/safe_mysqld.
> (thinking that the period is part of the command...) but that didn't
work.
> a) just gets me the same error message and b) isn't even a command! :-(
>
> Comments?
>
> Many thanks!
>
> simon
>
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