Since you failed to check the error log and post it here I can only guess.
chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql
R Talbot wrote:
> 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
>
>
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