Are your databases in /var/lib/mysql ?IT is trying to startup with reading databaseses from that path but i think it can't.. Also check the error log file to see what's going on.
Gurhan -----Original Message----- From: Nick Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 1:33 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lost root password trouble -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 * and then James Carrier declared.... > It'll be something like: > > /usr/bin/safe_mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --skip-grant-tables Well, that's certainly progress of sorts :-) It's just 'hanging' now. It says 'starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql' and just hangs.... any ideas? thanks james.. - -- Nick Wilson // www.explodingnet.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE8ztUxHpvrrTa6L5oRAlCrAKC3HOrhNL2XkeUB68EHuYExKzPMIQCdGdji khY4FsLiU4JeTj03OJzjNKw= =1fV6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
