Re: mysql silently failing to start - suggestions? (FIXED!)
On Mon, Feb 01, 2010 at 09:13:40PM -0600, John typed: Good job, Mike! You nailed it, though what some of the other helpful folks wrote had me on the right path, too. For some reason, the binary-configure after the pkg_add left everything owned by root:wheel. cd /mysql ; chown -R mysql:mysql . was the solution. That's because mysql_install_db which gets called by binary-configure has /var/db/mysql hardcoded and doesn't read rc.conf. Ruben ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: mysql silently failing to start - suggestions?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 John wrote: If this isn't the right list - if I should try another let me know - but since this is the mysql-server-5.4.2 package, and since you folks have been so helpful, I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, the system is 8.0-RELEASE and that package is installed, and I can't start the server. Not only can I not start the server, but it's not giving me a clue. I can't find anything anywhere. Not in /var/log/messages, not anywhere. When I run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start it says Starting mysql., pauses for several seconds (I don't see anything go by in top) and then the script exits. At that point, one would expect, there's no /tmp/mysql.sock, there's nothing in messages or anywhere else. With nothing to go on, well, I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? Hi John, If I'm having problems with an rc.d script, I'll invoke it with shell verbosity turned on so I can see exactly what commands are executing. You might try that if the other posted suggestions don't fix the problem. Invoke the script like this: sh -x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start Hope that helps, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. http://twitter.com/sourcehosting/ - Follow me, follow you -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iD8DBQFLZuh80sRouByUApARAvx3AKDBf2N7AL6bdGwB7xstpcLmrAE2dwCgmWkD o2I1yIPXWEaOx4zFl5sl3bM= =P/dg -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: mysql silently failing to start - suggestions?
On 01/02/2010 5:34 π.μ., John wrote: If this isn't the right list - if I should try another let me know - but since this is the mysql-server-5.4.2 package, and since you folks have been so helpful, I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, the system is 8.0-RELEASE and that package is installed, and I can't start the server. Not only can I not start the server, but it's not giving me a clue. I can't find anything anywhere. Not in /var/log/messages, not anywhere. When I run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start it says Starting mysql., pauses for several seconds (I don't see anything go by in top) and then the script exits. At that point, one would expect, there's no /tmp/mysql.sock, there's nothing in messages or anywhere else. With nothing to go on, well, I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? Maybe a long shot, but I once had a problem starting mysql because the sticky bit was not set on /tmp. I had previously dump/restored the system and forgot to chmod -R 1777 /tmp Don't remember the exact error message - if there was any - but it took me quite some time to figure out. Have a quick look at this. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: mysql silently failing to start - suggestions? (FIXED!)
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 11:35:22PM -0500, Michael Powell wrote: John wrote: If this isn't the right list - if I should try another let me know - but since this is the mysql-server-5.4.2 package, and since you folks have been so helpful, I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, the system is 8.0-RELEASE and that package is installed, and I can't start the server. Not only can I not start the server, but it's not giving me a clue. I can't find anything anywhere. Not in /var/log/messages, not anywhere. When I run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start it says Starting mysql., pauses for several seconds (I don't see anything go by in top) and then the script exits. At that point, one would expect, there's no /tmp/mysql.sock, there's nothing in messages or anywhere else. With nothing to go on, well, I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? First is there a mysql_enable=YES line in /etc/rc.conf? The rc subr startup system requires it and also the complete path as you did type above. Although since it is mysql-server and you got a response I'll assume the above is just a typo here in this mail. If you have changed the location of the database files this variable will need setting in /etc/rc.conf as well. The default is /var/db/mysql. Notice this directory should be owned by the mysql:mysql user/group combo. This will allow for the writing of the machine-hostname.pid file. There will also be a machine-hostname.err file which is the log you need to look at. If these files are not present it is either not getting that far in the startup, or there is a permissions problem. The normal location of the socket is /tmp, which should be permissions 1777 (sticky bit set). You do have a line setting the hostname of the machine in /etc/rc.conf too, right? Such as hostname=testbed.test.zip for my local dev server at home. This should be resolvable either by DNS or a hosts file. Also, be aware that the location of the my.cnf file is now /usr/local/etc, although should this be missing it should still look for it in /var/db/mysql as a fallback. If this file is world writable MySQL will ignore it. The establishment of the mysql user and group should have occurred as part of the port installation. I use ports and not packages, as well as the older version of 5.1.42 so I cannot speak to the efficacy of installing a package of 5.4.x. Perhaps a package problem? Try installing the 5.1.42 port using the ports system instead is one possibility if such may be the case. Good job, Mike! You nailed it, though what some of the other helpful folks wrote had me on the right path, too. For some reason, the binary-configure after the pkg_add left everything owned by root:wheel. cd /mysql ; chown -R mysql:mysql . was the solution. After that, everything came out and flew straight! Somehow, the mysql user and group got created, but everything was still owned by root:wheel. Go figure. Just for the record, my rc.conf had already contained: mysql_dbdir=/mysql mysql_enable=YES mysql_pidfile=/var/run/mysqld.pid Also for the record, the last one is ignored. The pid file is still in /mysql/`hostname`.pid So - for those of you who said don't try to run it anywhere but /var/db/mysql - maybe you're right. Maybe that's what led, indirectly, to the ownership not getting set correctly. But, once you know the problem, the solution is simple, and it's now doing a great job of running where I want it to run. -- John Lind j...@starfire.mn.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
mysql silently failing to start - suggestions?
If this isn't the right list - if I should try another let me know - but since this is the mysql-server-5.4.2 package, and since you folks have been so helpful, I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, the system is 8.0-RELEASE and that package is installed, and I can't start the server. Not only can I not start the server, but it's not giving me a clue. I can't find anything anywhere. Not in /var/log/messages, not anywhere. When I run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start it says Starting mysql., pauses for several seconds (I don't see anything go by in top) and then the script exits. At that point, one would expect, there's no /tmp/mysql.sock, there's nothing in messages or anywhere else. With nothing to go on, well, I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? -- John Lind j...@starfire.mn.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: mysql silently failing to start - suggestions?
On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 9:34 PM, John j...@starfire.mn.org wrote: If this isn't the right list - if I should try another let me know - but since this is the mysql-server-5.4.2 package, and since you folks have been so helpful, I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, the system is 8.0-RELEASE and that package is installed, and I can't start the server. Not only can I not start the server, but it's not giving me a clue. I can't find anything anywhere. Not in /var/log/messages, not anywhere. When I run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start it says Starting mysql., pauses for several seconds (I don't see anything go by in top) and then the script exits. At that point, one would expect, there's no /tmp/mysql.sock, there's nothing in messages or anywhere else. With nothing to go on, well, I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? -- John Lind j...@starfire.mn.orghttp://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions I completely switched to postgresql long ago, but maybe I remember enough to provide a clue, actually this a really application agnostic. 1. edit the config file to increase verbosity. 2. start the binary from the commandline, don't run the start-up scripts as they sometimes mask errors. -- Adam Vande More ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: mysql silently failing to start - suggestions?
In the last episode (Jan 31), John said: If this isn't the right list - if I should try another let me know - but since this is the mysql-server-5.4.2 package, and since you folks have been so helpful, I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, the system is 8.0-RELEASE and that package is installed, and I can't start the server. Not only can I not start the server, but it's not giving me a clue. I can't find anything anywhere. Not in /var/log/messages, not anywhere. When I run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start it says Starting mysql., pauses for several seconds (I don't see anything go by in top) and then the script exits. At that point, one would expect, there's no /tmp/mysql.sock, there's nothing in messages or anywhere else. With nothing to go on, well, I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? /var/db/mysql/hostname.err should contain more information. The rc.d/mysql-server script was recently changed to wait up to 15 seconds for the server to become ready, which is the cause of the long delay. It doesn't check to see if the pid file has disappeared (which indicates the server has exited). -- Dan Nelson dnel...@allantgroup.com ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: mysql silently failing to start - suggestions?
John wrote: If this isn't the right list - if I should try another let me know - but since this is the mysql-server-5.4.2 package, and since you folks have been so helpful, I thought I'd give it a go. Anyway, the system is 8.0-RELEASE and that package is installed, and I can't start the server. Not only can I not start the server, but it's not giving me a clue. I can't find anything anywhere. Not in /var/log/messages, not anywhere. When I run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqlserver start it says Starting mysql., pauses for several seconds (I don't see anything go by in top) and then the script exits. At that point, one would expect, there's no /tmp/mysql.sock, there's nothing in messages or anywhere else. With nothing to go on, well, I don't know where to start. Any suggestions? First is there a mysql_enable=YES line in /etc/rc.conf? The rc subr startup system requires it and also the complete path as you did type above. Although since it is mysql-server and you got a response I'll assume the above is just a typo here in this mail. If you have changed the location of the database files this variable will need setting in /etc/rc.conf as well. The default is /var/db/mysql. Notice this directory should be owned by the mysql:mysql user/group combo. This will allow for the writing of the machine-hostname.pid file. There will also be a machine-hostname.err file which is the log you need to look at. If these files are not present it is either not getting that far in the startup, or there is a permissions problem. The normal location of the socket is /tmp, which should be permissions 1777 (sticky bit set). You do have a line setting the hostname of the machine in /etc/rc.conf too, right? Such as hostname=testbed.test.zip for my local dev server at home. This should be resolvable either by DNS or a hosts file. Also, be aware that the location of the my.cnf file is now /usr/local/etc, although should this be missing it should still look for it in /var/db/mysql as a fallback. If this file is world writable MySQL will ignore it. The establishment of the mysql user and group should have occurred as part of the port installation. I use ports and not packages, as well as the older version of 5.1.42 so I cannot speak to the efficacy of installing a package of 5.4.x. Perhaps a package problem? Try installing the 5.1.42 port using the ports system instead is one possibility if such may be the case. -Mike ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
