well for one i think you need to make sure after doing mysql_install_db , you check the ownership of your diretory , is should be owned by mysql.deamon, after that try and start mysql i think it should work after, such errors are ususally due to ownership. hope this helps :)
ma 2cents cheers David Ziggy Lubowa Systems Administrator One2net (U) 7th Floor Workers Hse Tel: +256 41 345466 Mob: +256 77 769064 Fax: +256 41 345468 Web: www.one2net.co.ug ----------------------------------- A Network Of People And Technology | ----------------------------------- On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Chai Wutiwiwatchai wrote: > Original-Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Original-Sender: "Chai Wutiwiwatchai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Original-Subject: Please suggest some > Original-Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2002 19:52:59 +0700 > >----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Very sorry for my childish question, I'm just starting to learn about MySQL > Following is my procedure in fixing the problem of installation on Intel PC, > and Linux RH7.3. > > 1. RPM installation > 2. When execute mysql, there is a message "ERROR 2002: Can't connect to > local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/msql.sock' (111)" > 3. Follow the Binary installation > 4. At ./scripts/mysql_install_db, there is a message "./bin/mysqld: Shutdown > Complete" > 5. At ./bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &, there is a message mysqld ended > 6. The mysql command still cannot be executed successfully with the message > in the 2nd step. > > In /var/log/mysql.log shows an error message "/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld: > can't find file: ./mysql/host.frm (errno: 13)", then "mysqld ended". There > is > a comment suggesting that this is about 'permittion denied', but the above > process is run under user 'root@localhost'. Please suggest me how can I > start > mysql.. > > Chai > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
