On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 05:59:01PM +0100, Colin Magee wrote:
>
> SuSE 8.1. As I say, I can see the files installed in usr/bin, as root, but
> when I try running it I get all sorts of error messages:
> 1. "Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock". Try checking mysqld is running and that the
> socket exists"
> 2. When I try to run mysqld independently, or add it to my .bashrc it
> doesn't work either.
> 3. Even if the above did work, I understand there are a number of other
> setup and admin tasks with MySQL. ie. you need to run mysql_install_db, set
> permissions, passwords and so forth.
It runs as a service, so if installed, root can start it with
/etc/init.d/mysqld start
if it's not autmatically started. The init.d script does the
first-time-startup actions (except setting a root password).
HTH
--
Chris Benson
