Are you looking in /usr/local/mysql/data ? You should see a username.err file. You might have to sudo to open the file just do "sudo tail -f FILENAME" or "sudo taill -f /path/to/filename/ ".
On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Elim Qiu <elim....@gmail.com> wrote: > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 17987 Dec 17 09:01 COPYING > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 7371 Dec 17 09:01 INSTALL-BINARY > -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 2552 Dec 17 09:01 README > drwxr-xr-x 46 root wheel 1564 Dec 17 09:01 bin > drwxr-x--- 8 _mysql wheel 272 Feb 29 10:36 data > drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 136 Dec 17 09:01 docs > drwxr-xr-x 35 root wheel 1190 Dec 17 09:01 include > drwxr-xr-x 22 root wheel 748 Feb 29 10:33 lib > drwxr-xr-x 4 root wheel 136 Dec 17 09:01 man > drwxr-xr-x 15 root wheel 510 Dec 17 09:01 mysql-test > drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 102 Dec 17 09:01 scripts > drwxr-xr-x 35 root wheel 1190 Dec 17 09:01 share > drwxr-xr-x 29 root wheel 986 Dec 17 09:01 sql-bench > drwxr-xr-x 16 root wheel 544 Dec 17 09:01 support-files > > I found the MySQL document is often difficult to read, but a web search > indicates that should in data directory, but I cannot even cd to that > directory (sudo is not good enough!) > > > > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Larry Martell > <larry.mart...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Elim Qiu <elim....@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Thanks Larry and Darryle for your help >> > >> > Where the error log should be? >> >> http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/error-log.html >> >> >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Larry Martell <larry.mart...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Elim Qiu <elim....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Yes, there is an icon. I can open the preference but the start service >> >> > button cannot do the job >> >> >> >> What is in the mysql error log? >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 7:20 AM, Darryle Steplight >> >> > <dstepli...@gmail.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Do you see a MySql icon under System Preferences > Other ? That's >> how >> >> >> I start MySql on my Mac. >> >> >> >> >> >> ** >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> -- ---------------------------------------------- "May the Source be with you." -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql
