Did you follow the procedure in http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/quick-install.html
? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 1:29 PM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: Difficulty starting mysql > > Hello, > I'm attempting to start mysql 4.1.10 compiled source code > on Red Hat > Advanced Server 2.1 with apache 2.0.49. ./configure, make and make > install went successfully. But when I attempt to start mysql > using this > command: > sudo mysqld_safe --user=mysql > > I get the following errors: > Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql > STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid > 050223 11:31:46 mysqld ended > > The error log states: > 050223 11:16:03 mysqld started > 050223 11:16:03 InnoDB: Database was not shut down normally! > InnoDB: Starting crash recovery. > InnoDB: Reading tablespace information from the .ibd files... > InnoDB: Restoring possible half-written data pages from the > doublewrite > InnoDB: buffer... > 050223 11:16:03 InnoDB: Starting log scan based on checkpoint at > InnoDB: log sequence number 0 43634. > InnoDB: Doing recovery: scanned up to log sequence number 0 43634 > 050223 11:16:03 InnoDB: Flushing modified pages from the > buffer pool... > 050223 11:16:03 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 43634 > 050223 11:16:03 [ERROR] /usr/local/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: > './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) > 050223 11:16:03 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't open privilege > tables: Can't > find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) > 050223 11:16:03 mysqld ended > > > I also did a find on mysld and found this: > ./var/run/mysqld > ./etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld > ./etc/logrotate.d/mysqld > ./usr/libexec/mysqld > ./usr/local/libexec/mysqld > ./home/webcollab/mysql-4.1.10/sql/mysqld > > What do I need to do to make it start properly? Thanks in advance! > > Kelly S. Brace > Information Technology Exchange Center > Twin Rise 200 > 1300 Elmwood Avenue > Buffalo, NY 14222 > http://www.itec.suny.edu > > Main: 716-878-4832 > Fax: 716-878-3485 > Office: 716-878-3984 > Cell: 716-432-4978 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]