I'm getting: ============ 041014 08:55:53 mysqld started Warning: Ignoring user change to 'mysql' because the user was set to 'mysql' earlier on the command line 041014 8:55:53 Can't start server: Bind on TCP/IP port: Address already in use 041014 8:55:53 Do you already have another mysqld server running on port: 3306 ? 041014 8:55:53 Aborting
041014 8:55:53 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete 041014 08:55:53 mysqld ended ============== How do I check on what is binding port 3306? I don't see mysqld running and running mysql gets a "Can't connect" failure. --Marc On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 09:43, Victor Pendleton wrote: > The error log should be located in your data directory if you have not > specified another location. The name may be <host>.err. > Marc wrote: > > >Where is the error log? I'm searching for localhost.err, but nothing > >comes up. > > > >--Marc > > > >On Thu, 2004-10-14 at 08:00, Victor Pendleton wrote: > > > > > >>What is written to ther error log? > >> > >>Marc wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I'm using MySQL on Gentoo Linux and today it stopped starting up. It was > >>>working a few days ago, and I haven't played with anything in the system > >>>- no new installs, config changes, etc. It just decided to go on > >>>vacation. > >>> > >>>I run mysqld_safe and it quits right away with no error messages. I've > >>>got a MySQL book and it doesn't help much. I also tried mysqld_safe > >>>--debug, but no trace file is created. > >>> > >>>Thanks for any help. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
