Not sure I'll be helpful, but I ran into something similar yesterday. Not exactly sure how I fixed it, but this is what I believe. 1) You should create a virgin data directory per the standard procedures on the production machine (install_db and safe_mysqld). 2) Then, if you have existing data, copy over the existing data directory. > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter H. Burris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 1:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: aggravating failure symptoms and steps to remedy them... > > > I'm a sysadmin who created mysql installs for users on linux x86 boxen; I > had to create self-contained, architecture-specific packages to comply > with our in-house means of handling software in my department. That took > three weeks to fine-tune and distribute and mysql seemed to run out of the > box, after some tuning on my build-host. > > Everything LOOKED good...until the user who called and said, "did you > change my password?" uh, no. "Why can't I get on Mysql, then?" uh, did > you do a ps -ef? "nothing happens. > > well, the host.some.domain.err says the following: > > 010619 16:39:30 mysqld started > 010619 16:39:30 /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: > './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) > 010619 16:39:30 mysqld ended > > searches on dejanews.com (or 'googlegroups, as they are known) > revealed someone had run into this and had been advised to run the > installdb script; I did that again, but now it doesn't do me much good, > so I try linking over /usr.../mysql/var/mysql to /usr/../,ysql/libexec, > but to no visible change in behavior, judging by stdout and the *.err log. > > What painfully simple, stupid thing am I missing? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
