Start mysql on fc2 with /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql start If that fails then look at the mysql error log.
Donny > -----Original Message----- > From: Danesh Daroui [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 3:04 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Installing MySQL 4.1 from RPM on Fedora2 > > Hi all, > > I have installed Server, Client, Benhcmark, Share, Embeded and Compact- > Share RPMs version 4.1 on a Fedora2 system. The have been installed > successfully but when I type: > > Shell> mysql -u root > > it says that it can not open socket and I think it is because mysqld is > not alive. When I type: > > Shell> mysqld > > it returns a fatal error and refers me to Security notes about > installation. Also, I thought that an user account which name is mysql > should be created automatically when RPMs are installed, but there is no > user account with name mysql !!! Please help me to fix the problem and > install mysql on my linux system. > > Regards, > > Danesh Daroui -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
