chown -R mysql /var/lib/mysql
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>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I tried to install mysql (v3.23.30-gamma) on a SuSE Linux 7.1. Everything
> seems to work fine, but whenever I start the safe_mysqld, it ends after few
> seconds.
>
> I did install the databases, but there seems to be a problem with the
> directory-structure - however I have no idea how I ran into it and how to resolve
> it.
>
> Maybe that helps you understand my problem:
>
> I did:
>
> mysql_install_db
>
> that worked fine.
>
> I do:
>
> ./bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &
>
> I get:
>
> Starting mysql daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
> mysqld ended.
>
> so its not running.
>
> I look in
> /var/lib/mysql/bioz3-visit1.err
>
> and it says:
>
> 010424 18:06:10 mysqld started
> /usr/sbin/mysqld: File './bioz3-visit1-bin.index' not found (Errcode: 13)
> 010424 18:06:11 Could not use bioz3-visit1-bin for logging (error 13)
> 010424 18:06:11 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm'
> (errno: 13)
> 010424 18:06:11 mysqld ended
>
> But host.frm exists, it is in
> /var/lib/mysql/host.frm
> _and_ in
> /var/lib/mysql/mysql/host.frm
>
> So, the problem is easy: Something is screwed with my directories.
>
> However I can not figure out
>
> 1) how this happened (I did a standart installation under YAST without any
> special wishes about directories or whatever)
>
> 2) more importantly, HOW DO I GET MYSQL RUNNING !!!??? Please, help me if
> you can. I really don't know what to do...
>
> Any idea what to do? Which information do you need to help me? I have close
> to zero experience with SQL, so any help is greatly appreciated!
>
> Many thanks for your time!!
>
> Clemens
>
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