Use adduser, or the appropriate command for your version of UNIX to create the mysql account.
Alex Jarvis wrote: > To summarize: I was getting a "cannot connect through >socket..." error. It would appear that the server is not running and the >socket doesn't exist. So I tried to start the server (as root) using >safe-mysqld & and mysql.server start, but in either case I recieve the >message: > >chown: 'mysql': invalid user >Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql >020711 13:18:45 mysqld ended > > Any suggestions? Keep in mind I'm not an expert with UNIX so it >could be something that seems simple. Thanks again, > >-Alex > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >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
