did you run the mysql_install_db script to create the mysql database and populate it with the bare values necessary for mysql run?
SK On Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 05:57 PM, Darryl Hoar wrote: > Greetings, > I downloaded the mysql-max-3.23.42-pc-sco3.2v5.0.6-i386 from MySQL > website. > I installed it per the INSTALL-BINARY readme file. > > When I try (from /usr/local/mysql) issue: > bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & > > It starts and immediately stops mysqld. The .err file contains > > 020904 21:41:45 mysqld started > 020904 21:41:45 bdb: > /var/opt/K/SCO/Unix/5.0.6Ga/usr/local/mysql-max-3.23.42-pc- > sco3.2v5.0.6-i386 > /data/log.0000000001: Permission denied > 020904 21:41:45 bdb: PANIC: Permission denied > 020904 21:41:45 Can't init databases > 020904 21:41:45 mysqld ended > > I have changed the ownership/group as per the instructions and I even > went > so far as to > set the permission on the data directory to 777. Still no joy. > > Any ideas what step I missed? > > thanks in advance, > Darryl > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 <mysql-unsubscribe- > [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
