Check your <<hostname>>.err logs located in the /data/ directory. This will tell you why you can't start the server.
J.R. -----Original Message----- From: Johnson, Richard (NY Int) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 10:38 AM To: 'mysql@lists.mysql.com' Subject: Startup Error Hi there.... Total Newbie here.....Any idea why I am getting these error messages???? [EMAIL PROTECTED] mysql]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data STOPPING server from pid file /usr/local/mysql/data/ RJLINUX.rj.johnson.net.pid 050919 10:05:36 mysqld ended Here are the steps I followed to loading mysql onto my linux box...... shell> groupadd mysql shell> useradd -g mysql mysql shell> cd /usr/local shell> gunzip < /PATH/TO/MYSQL-VERSION-OS.tar.gz | tar xvf - shell> ln -s FULL-PATH-TO-MYSQL-VERSION-OS mysql shell> cd mysql shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql shell> chown -R root . shell> chown -R mysql data shell> chgrp -R mysql . shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & Richard Johnson 212-589-6503 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
