On Mon, 2006-03-20 at 16:53 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote: > I'm just starting with mysql. I've got it going but am running into > difficulties working through 2.9.2 of the user's manual. Specifically > I'm having problems with where commands on pp 115ff are run from. > > (I'm running Fedora Core 4 and Ver 8.41 Distrib 4.1.11, for > redhat-linux-gnu on i386). > > I figured out that mysqladmin runs from my [EMAIL PROTECTED] prompt, without > the bin/. > > I also got mysql show to run from there. But then I tried 'mysqlshow > mysql' and it wouldn't run. Nor would it run when I logged on as > (system) root. (It's terribly confusing to know when 'root' refers to > MySQL root and when to the system root.) I get this result: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mysqlshow > +-----------+ > | Databases | > +-----------+ > | test | > +-----------+ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ mysqlshow mysql > mysqlshow: Access denied for user ''@'localhost' to database 'mysql' > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ su - > Password: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mysqlshow mysql > mysqlshow: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: > NO) > > What am I doing wrong? > > EB > > > More Confusions: When I try to follow the manual and enter 'bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql &' I get this:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]$ cd /usr [EMAIL PROTECTED] usr]$ bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & [1] 10340 [EMAIL PROTECTED] usr]$ cat: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid: Permission denied rm: cannot remove `/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid': Permission denied Fatal error: Can't remove the pid file: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid bin/mysqld_safe: line 284: /var/log/mysqld.log: Permission denied Please remove it manually and start bin/mysqld_safe again mysqld daemon not started This command will start the server, but only from system root: 'service mysqld start'. Isn't there a way to start mysql other than as root? Thanks for any help you can give me. EB > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
