On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 7:28 AM, Chris Tate-Davies <chris.tatedav...@inflightproductions.com> wrote: > On 06/02/12 13:33, Larry Martell wrote: >> >> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:38 AM, Chris Tate-Davies >> <chris.tatedav...@inflightproductions.com> wrote: >>> >>> Have you tried: >>> >>> mysql --verbose -u<username> -p<password> >>> >>> To output more information >> >> When would I use that? If I try to start it with 'service mysqld >> start' it fails to start. >> > > From terminal command... > > just try typing it, like this: > > > mysql --verbose -u <username> -p<password>
The server will not start, so that gives: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) As one would expect if the server is not up. -larry > >>> On 05/02/12 00:57, Larry Martell wrote: >>>> >>>> Just installed mysql on centos 6.2. When I try to start it with service >>>> I >>>> get: >>>> >>>> #service mysqld start >>>> MySQL Daemon failed to start. >>>> Starting mysqld: [FAILED] >>>> >>>> Nothing at all is written to the error log. >>>> >>>> But if I start it with mysqld_safe it comes up and works fine. >>>> >>>> Anyone know what could be going on here? >>>> >>>> -larry >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> *Chris Tate-Davies* >>> >>> *Software Development* >>> Inflight Productions Ltd >>> Telephone: 01295 269 680 >>> 15 Stukeley Street | London | WC2B 5LT >>> *Email:*chris.tatedav...@inflightproductions.com >>> <mailto:chris.tatedav...@inflightproductions.com> >>> *Web:*www.inflightproductions.com<http://www.inflightproductions.com/> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----------------------------- >>> >>> >>> Registered Office: 15 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LT, England. >>> Registered in England number 1421223 >>> >>> This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain >>> privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have >>> received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the >>> original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. Please note >>> that >>> the information provided in this e-mail is in any case not legally >>> binding; >>> all committing statements require legally binding signatures. >>> >>> >>> http://www.inflightproductions.com >>> > > -- > > *Chris Tate-Davies* > > *Software Development* > Inflight Productions Ltd > Telephone: 01295 269 680 > 15 Stukeley Street | London | WC2B 5LT > *Email:*chris.tatedav...@inflightproductions.com > <mailto:chris.tatedav...@inflightproductions.com> > *Web:*www.inflightproductions.com <http://www.inflightproductions.com/> > > > > > > ----------------------------- > > > Registered Office: 15 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LT, England. > Registered in England number 1421223 > > This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain > privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have > received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the > original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. Please note that > the information provided in this e-mail is in any case not legally binding; > all committing statements require legally binding signatures. > > > http://www.inflightproductions.com > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
