$ chown -R mysql:mysql yourdirectoryofmysql On 1/31/07, WebIT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sorry, probably a really simple thing, but when I try and start mysqld it fails. [EMAIL PROTECTED] yum.repos.d]# /sbin/service mysqld start Timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon. Starting MySQL: [FAILED] I've checked the mysqld.log file and it has the following: 070131 09:34:17 mysqld started 070131 9:34:18 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 43634 070131 9:34:18 [ERROR] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't create/write to file '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid' (Errcode: 13) 070131 9:34:18 [ERROR] Can't start server: can't create PID file: Permission denied 070131 09:34:18 mysqld ended I can't see what permissions it needs that are different. Can anyone assist? Thanks Nunners -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
