Loftus, Monday, March 11, 2002, 2:31:06 PM, you wrote: Leoen> installing MySQL-Max-3.23.49-1.i386.rpm on Linux Red Hat 7.2 (server install Leoen> option) kernel 2.4 Leoen> while logged in as root, from /usr/local/mysql on an old PC
Leoen> Hi. I am brand new to Linux, and I can't get MySQL installed. The client Leoen> part goes fine, but when I do Leoen> rpm -ivh MySQL-Max-3.23.49-1.i386.rpm Leoen> I get this Leoen> Preparing... ############################# [100%] Leoen> 1:MySQL-Max ############################# [100%] Leoen> Giving mysqld a couple of seconds to restart Leoen> /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.18185: /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql: No such file or directory Leoen> then if I do an rpm -qs on the same file, I get a message saying that Leoen> package is not installed. Leoen> Yet Gnome rpm gives me an option to uninstall it. Leoen> And if I try to install it again, (rpm -ivh again) I get a message that it Leoen> is already installed. Leoen> and neither I nor my machine can find scripts/mysql_install_db. So I guess Leoen> the install didn't get that far. Leoen> I keep wondering if I am missing some common utility because this is a fresh Leoen> Linux install, and I haven't added much. But how would that result in a Leoen> missing file? You should install standard MySQL RPM before installing MySQL-max RPM. Leoen> Thanks in advance for your help, Leoen> Annie -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 <mysql-unsubscribe-##L=##[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
