Hi, If you dont have data on the server, would you please initialize the data directory.
Use mysql-install-db and give proper data directory and proper cnf file if you are giving so. Also specify the user as root if you have root access. Thanks On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Machiel Richards - Gmail < machiel.richa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > still no luck, same error being given immediately after pressing > enter. > > > > > On 09/10/2012 12:02 PM, Ananda Kumar wrote: > >> start with 500MB and try >> >> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Machiel Richards - Gmail < >> machiel.richa...@gmail.com >> <mailto:machiel.richards@**gmail.com<machiel.richa...@gmail.com>>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi, the sort_buffer_size was set to 8Mb as well as 32M for the >> session (currently 1M) and retried with same result. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 09/10/2012 11:55 AM, Ananda Kumar wrote: >> >>> can you trying setting sort_buffer_size to big value at your >>> session level and create the table >>> >>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Machiel Richards - Gmail >>> <machiel.richa...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:machiel.richards@**gmail.com<machiel.richa...@gmail.com> >>> >> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> We tried that as well, however the databases are quite >>> busy and either other transactions overwrite the info, or >>> there is nothing logged. >>> >>> We even tried running the create statement and >>> immediately running Show innodb status, but nothing for that >>> statement. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 09/10/2012 11:05 AM, Ananda Kumar wrote: >>> >>>> try this command and see if you can get more info about the >>>> error >>>> >>>> show innodb status\G >>>> >>>> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Machiel Richards - Gmail >>>> <machiel.richa...@gmail.com >>>> <mailto:machiel.richards@**gmail.com<machiel.richa...@gmail.com>>> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All >>>> >>>> I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. >>>> >>>> We have a mysql 5.0 database which is giving us >>>> hassles when trying to create a temporary table. >>>> >>>> The creation works perfectly on the slave machine as >>>> well as all our other db's, however on the one specific >>>> main server we are getting the message "ERROR 1005 >>>> (HY000): Can't create table '/tmp/#sql4a27_68eed1_0.frm' >>>> (errno: -1)" >>>> >>>> >>>> We have been trying to figure this out for more >>>> than a week now with no luck. >>>> >>>> When looking in the mysql error.log file, the >>>> innodb states that there is either another mysqld >>>> running (confirmed and not the case) or it is a >>>> filesystem permissions problem. >>>> >>>> >>>> We have checked several times and the permissions >>>> on the /tmp filesystem is the same as on all servers. >>>> >>>> >>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated as >>>> google didnt help much either. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>>> >>>> -- MySQL General Mailing List >>>> For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >>>> To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
