I'm running Slackware Linux (2.0.36) and just set up a binary version of MySQL 3.23.32. I followed the directions exactly and all looks to be fine. However, when I try and start MySQL by using typing bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & I get the following error: www:/usr/local/mysql# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysq l-3.23.32-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data 010126 18:54:14 mysqld ended I then check the error log and it reports this: 010126 18:54:14 mysqld started 010126 18:54:14 Warning: setrlimit couldn't increase number of open files to more than 256 010126 18:54:14 Warning: Changed limits: max_connections: 100 table_cache: 73 Fatal error: Can't change to run as user 'mysql' ; Please check that the user exists! 010126 18:54:14 Aborting 010126 18:54:14 mysqld ended I know the user 'mysql' exists for sure and all directories and files are owned by 'mysql' and have the group ownership of 'mysql' but things still don't work. The other erros about not being able to increase the number of open files to more than 256 and the other warning about the 'Changed Limits' I don't know anything about. Could they be causeing a problem. I can successfully get MySQL to start if I don't start it as user 'mysql' but then I can't quit it using any quit command. I first tried using: mysqladmin stop and it reported the 'slave was not running' and couldn't quit mysqld I then tried 'mysql.server stop' and it gave me this: ./mysql.server st op ./mysql.server: @HOSTNAME@: command not found ./mysql.server: my_print_defaults: command not found Killing mysqld with pid 15998 ./mysql.server: kill: (15998) - No such pid Wait for mysqld to exit\c .\c .\c .\c .... gave up waiting! and it never quit. I have to do a force quit for each process with a kill -9. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
