I have deleted the Mysql 3.22.32 install and compiled source for and installed Mysql 3.23.40. The new installation resides at /usr/local/mysql. Make Test did fail only merge.... >From the command line The daemon starts perfectly with either mysql.server start....................or safe mysqld & but when started by /etc/rc.d/ini.d/mysql.server I see recorded during boot Starting mysqld daimon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/var Starting rstat services: rpc.rstatd010918 12:55 mysqld ended (what's that all about) and why does it shut down I used to start v. 3.22.32 by the same method.. any HELP!!! mysql.server directory references are PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin basedir=/usr/local/mysql bindir=/usr/local/mysql/bin datadir=/usr/local/mysql/var pid_file=/usr/local/mysql/var/mysqld.pid mysql_daemon_user=root # Run mysqld as this user. export PATH I copied and the mysql.server to /etc/rc.d/init.d/ and then linked ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql.server /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S35mysql ln -s /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql.server /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K01mysql Also the end of make install asked me to do the following something like mysqladmin -u root -p password = newpassword ('data') mysqladmin -h mymachine.peer -p password = newpassword ('data') ( I hope I remembered that correctly) I am baffled my next step will be entries to my.cnf BOb T --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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