On 2/14/06, Ravi Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Starting mysql with root.I tried withn mysql user account also but still same > error. > thanks
Ravi, Assuming you are starting MySQL with mysqld_safe, then it will invoke the MySQL server as the mysql user. I suspect the cause is that /var/lib/mysql is not owned by mysql If so, as superuser: chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql Regards, Imran Chaudhry -- http://www.ImranChaudhry.info MySQL Database Management & Design Services -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
