Rance, Friday, March 22, 2002, 4:53:41 PM, you wrote: RH> here goes (not that it will give you any better information than I did RH> already but since you asked...)
RH> <<<exerpt from .err file follows>>> RH> 020318 14:30:48 mysqld started RH> 020318 14:30:49 /usr/libexec/mysqld: Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist RH> 020318 14:30:49 mysqld ended RH> <<<exerpt from .err file ended>>> RH> because I have about 18 similar blocks in my .err file for each time I tried RH> to start the server to see if I fixed the problem coping the entire .err RH> file didnt make any sense. RH> Again, this is after running the mysql_install_db and verifing that RH> permissions to the files created by mysql_install_db are correct. RH> --skip-grant-tables will allow the server to start, but a normal start is RH> impossible Rance, are you sure that table 'host' really exists? Take a look at mysql datadir if there are the grant tables like 'host.frm', 'host.MYD', 'host.MYI'. RH> Rance -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php