Ben, Friday, August 02, 2002, 12:33:35 AM, you wrote: BT> Not sure if this is the correct list to be sending to but I am having BT> some very frustrating problems with mysql-3.23.51 on redhat 7.2
BT> My problem is the db starts just fine using bin/safe_mysqld --user=root BT> & although the crt seems to lock when I issue the command. After I hit BT> ctl+c and get back to a prompt, the db is running in ps -aux listing. I BT> checked it from the administrative site that I have setup on the server BT> and the tables are there along with all the data a default install BT> should have. BT> Problem is, when I attempt to start it via mysqld I get BT> 020801 14:27:49 /usr/local/mysql-3.23.51-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin/mysqld: BT> Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist Seems, owner of MySQL data dir is 'root' but mysqld runs as user 'mysql'. You should change owner of the MySQL database to run mysqld as user 'mysql': http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/h/Changing_MySQL_user.html BT> Does anyone know what this might be a symptm of? I cant seem to find BT> much about this error specifically that is applicable to my setup. Im BT> just trying to get the db so that it will start via mysqld........Thanks BT> in advance! -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita 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