We've seen this problem too. In our case we definitely had a mysql user, and the mysql user definitely existed. From one prompt we could start the gcc-compiled MySQL correctly, but not the Intel-compiled MYSQL.
We were able to fix the problem by setting LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib. -JF > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Poirier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 8:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: MySQL with Intel Compiler > > Sorry, didn't see you already had a mysql user. > > David has a better english than mine: > > It looks like your MySQL server process is hitting a problem when > it tries to change its user id to that of the user 'mysql'. > > There are two possible reasons for this: > > 1. You're starting the server process as a user who isn't 'root', > so the user doesn't have the necessary privilege to change > the UID of the server process. > > -- OR -- > > 2. You *are* starting the server process as 'root', but your > system doesn't have a user called 'mysql', so the process > is trying, and failing, change its UID to a user that > doesn't exist. > > Try "finger mysql" to see whether you actually have a user named > 'mysql'. > > Thinking about it, there are other possibilities, assuming that > you *do* have a user named 'mysql'. > > 3. The 'mysql' user doesn't have a home directory, or for some > reason that user doesn't have write-access to its home directory. > > 4. The 'mysql' user doesn't have the necessary access privileges > to /path/to/mysql and all of its sub-directories. > > source > http://www.talkaboutprogramming.com/group/comp.lang.java.datab > ases/messages/ > 57463.html > > _____________________________ > Steve Poirier > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Santhanam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: August 24, 2004 8:02 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: MySQL with Intel Compiler > > > > Dear Friends, > > We want to use MySQL compiled with Intel Compiler to get > > superior performance. Our server is a rack mounted HP DL 380 > > server with Redhat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server 3.0. > > We have used > > mysql-standard-4.1.3-beta-pc-linux-i686-icc.tar.gz. But we > > are getting the following error : > > ----------------------------------- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mysql]# scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql > > --force Installing all prepared tables Fatal error: Can't > > change to run as user 'mysql' ; Please check that the user exists! > > 040824 17:29:49 Aborting > > > > 040824 17:29:49 ./bin/mysqld: Shutdown complete > > > > ----------------------------------- > > For more details(Full text of Error Message), please see the > > attachment. > > > > But mysql user & group is existing. > > Please kindly help me. > > Thanks in Advance > > With Regards > > Santhanam > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
