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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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