On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 23:04:45 -0600 Kurt Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Collins Richey opined: > > Resending this - it bounced. > > > > Has anyone got the magic touch with setting up mysql from scratch? > > > > gentoo, like most other distros, has no instructions. Package > > installation is really simple on gentoo, but once you have mysql > > installed, it's still a big boat anchor unless you know how to > setup > > the beast. I've managed to struggle through getting a mysqld > started. > > I'm able to enter some basic mysql commands, but I'm unable to > > connect even to the standard test database, commands like > mysqladmin > > -u root -p password 'new password' prompt for a password that I > don't > > have, and I'm unable to run the standard run-all-tests test > series. I > > have user mysql (group mysql) and have set all the files in > /var/mysql > > to mysql.mysql. > > The standard procedure for a new MySQL installation after compiling > and installing it is: > > # cd MYSQLDIR > # scripts/mysql_install_db > # mysqladmin -u root -p password SECRETWORD > > If the third step fails, perhaps you didn't perform the second step. > What is(are) the error message(s) you receive? > This was done. The third step prompts for a password that I don't have. The second step appears to have worked, because I have lots of stuff in /var/mysql. -- Collins Richey Denver Area gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
