Bob, Tuesday, April 02, 2002, 12:49:55 AM, you wrote: BL> ./safe_mysqld --user=mysqld --datadir=/db/
BL> ./safe_mysqld --user=mysqld --datadir=/db/ BL> 020401 16:55:04 mysqld started BL> 020401 16:55:04 /d2/usr2/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) BL> 020401 16:55:04 mysqld ended BL> My unix user is called mysqld and I want databases to go in /db/. BL> Does anybody know what it is trying to do? BL> I put in a non-standard location (/d2/usr2/local/) and I used a non-standard user (mysqld). BL> I have no scripts nor var directories as the documentation says I should. BL> "scripts/mysql_install_db". BL> I have version 3.23.49 of the source. Bob, error 13 means that your user has no permissions to read/write/execute on MySQL datadir. -- 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php