Alex Jarvis wrote:

>         I'm installing mysql on RedHat 7.1 linux.  I downloaded the
> relevant rpms (version 3.23.36-1) and installed them.  But I think there
> was already a source rpm installed (mysql was ready to be installed from a
> source distribution but hadn't been).  When I try to run mysql_install_db
> I get the following error:
>
> Didn't find /usr/libexec/mysqld
> You should do a 'make install' before executing this script
>
>         I feel like I've seen this error before, so maybe the first rpm
> isn't the problem.  Any suggestions?  (by the way, how would I do a 'make
> install', I can't find the Makefile).  Thanks a lot,
>
> -Alex
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Alex,
If a source rpm was installed, everything should have been installed in
/usr/scr/redhat/ .
If you simply ran
rpm -i rpm_name.rpm
then you shouldn't need to run mysql_install_db. You shoud be able to start mysql
from the script
/etc/init.d/mysql

walt


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