Eero af Heurlin wrote:

> > > Sigh - I have made the conclusion that mysql "does not work" out of the
> > > RH 7.1 box. I have a strong feeling Rambo agrees. So next I'll reinstall
> > > with RH 7.0, but still use the rpms supplied.
> > 
> 
> To make mysql work after installing it from the RH7.1 RPMS you need to
> run the mysql_install_db script, found in /usr/bin/, after that you need
> chown the /var/lib/mysql to the mysql user/group (because running the
> install_db creates them for the current user)

Funny... you're right, I now realize, but I didn't, and it just works
on my system (vmware install).

Emile


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