i can't find my my.cnf or data directory.

i am going nuts here...these may seem like stupid questions but i'm not even
thinking logically any more...

any help is much appreciated.
tahnks

-powlow

----- Original Message -----
From: "powlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Sasha Pachev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 12:25 PM
Subject: Re: rpm install error


> its actually not an installation problem. just starting the server.
>
> if i try to run mysqld (not safe-mysqld) i get this message :
>
> linux:/var/lib/mysql # mysqld
> Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how
to
> run mysqld as root!
> 010919 12:35:58  Aborting
>
> 010919 12:35:58  mysqld: Shutdown Complete
>
> i'm looking at the manual now. any comments on this. some stuff seems to
be
> owned by mysql, some by root...
>
> -powlow
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "powlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Sasha Pachev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 11:48 AM
> Subject: Re: rpm install error
>
>
> > oops. its suse...damn
> >
> > still...any ideas?
> >
> > -powlow
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "powlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Sasha Pachev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 11:17 AM
> > Subject: Re: rpm install error
> >
> >
> > > kernel version 2.2
> > > how do i find out my Red Hat version? its not installed through
rpm...i
> > > think...
> > >
> > > MySQL-3.23.42-1.i386.rpm
> > > MySQL-client-3.23.42-1.i386.rpm
> > > MySQL-shared-3.23.42-1.i386.rpm
> > >
> > > installing shared : no problem
> > > when installing client i get : group man does not exist - using root
(13
> > > times)
> > > installing server :
> > >
> > > mysqld restarted
> > >
> > > Number of processes running now: 2
> > > mysqld process hanging, pid 28666 - killed
> > > mysqld process hanging, pid 28665 - killed
> > > 010919 11:27:22  mysqld restarted
> > > /usr/bin/safe_mysqld: line 273: 28693 Segmentation fault
> > > $NOHUP_NICENESS $ledir/$MYSQLD
> > > $defaults --basedir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION --datadir=$DATADIR
> > > $USER_OPTION --pid-file=$pid_file --skip-locking >>$err_log 2>&1
> > >
> > > restart process number keeps changing, and message keeps repeating...
> > >
> > > please help!!
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > -paulo
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Sasha Pachev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: "powlow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 2:14 PM
> > > Subject: Re: rpm install error
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Tuesday 18 September 2001 03:16, powlow wrote:
> > > > > latest rpm on redhat
> > > > > MySQL-3.23.42-1.i386.rpm
> > > > >
> > > > > any ideas? i've installed and compile mysql on other machines
before
> > and
> > > > > never had any problems (appart from sock file which was easily
> > solved).
> > > >
> > > > Provide the output of mysqlbug...
> > > >
> > > > Also, what version of RedHat?
> > > >
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