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Are you sure that mysqld uses /etc/mysql/my.cnf? See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/option-files.html I suggest you to use official binaries and perform installation according to the following: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/installing-binary.html Mouse Doctor X <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nice time of the day. > I apologize I am writing on this address because didn't find START NEW THREAD > on mailing lists page. > > The problem is this: I have the freshest version of Gentoo Linux, and mysql > within it. Just didn't modify /etc/mysql/my.cnf, commenting only one line: > skip-innodb. > > Have read about first mysql startup, and launched mysql_install_db as root. > All went ok. Then, /etc/init.d/mysql start, started ok. > When giving first command: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h my_host password > 'new-password', it sends me somewhere saying: > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'my_host' failed > error: 'Lost connection to MySQL server during query' > > When inspecting /var/log/mysql/mysqld.err log file, find there that > /var/mysql.frm is not found. > ... out of comment. Also, when stopping mysql, it refuses to be stopped. > > Help! Thanks in advance > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
