Um, kindof an obvious question, but did you install the mySQL CLIENT as
well as the server? They are separate .rpm files or binaries or whatever
you use.

D�VID.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CM Miller [mailto:cmmiller1973@;yahoo.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 5:11 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Still not getting a mysql prompt
> 
> 
> I'm still not getting a mysql prompt to login to. 
> I've tried what was suggested below, but I'm not sure
> what it does and I searched for that directory and
> could not find a TMPDIR. 
> 
> If I try loging in under Root or as a user by typing
> mysql I get an error message:  command not found, but
> the mysql daemon is running. 
> 
> Do I need to link some files from /usr/local/MySQL to
> /bin?  
> 
> Please help
> 
> thanks
> 
> -Chris 
> 
> 
> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> > mysql Digest 31 Oct 2002 21:33:52 -0000 Issue 2159
> >use this
> >
> >
> >Shell>TMPDIR=/tmp
> >Shell>export TMPDIR
> >
> >restart mysql.
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: CM Miller [mailto:cmmiller1973@;yahoo.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 9:42 AM
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: How do I log into MySQL?
> >
> >
> >
> >I can start/stop the daemon for MySQL with no
> problem.
> >
> >And, if i ps -aux | grep mysql I show that it is
> >running, but if I check the log I get the following
> >output:
> >
> >021025 20:11:44  mysqld started
> >021025 20:11:44
> >/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin/mysqld:
> >Can't create/write to file 
> >'/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data/phoeni
> x.miller.org.pi
> >d'
> >(Errcode: 13)
> >021025 20:11:44  
> >/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin/mysqld:
> >Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13)
> >021025 20:11:44  
> >/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin/mysqld:
> >Error on delete of 
> >'/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data/phoeni
> x.miller.org.pi
> >d'
> >(Errcode: 13)
> >021025 20:11:44  mysqld ended
> >
> >021025 20:14:17  mysqld started
> >021025 20:14:17
> >/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin/mysqld:
> >Can't create/write to file 
> >'/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data/phoeni
> x.miller.org.pi
> >d'
> >(Errcode: 13)
> >021025 20:14:17  
> >/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin/mysqld:
> >Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13)
> >021025 20:14:17  
> >/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/bin/mysqld:
> >Error on delete of 
> >'/usr/local/MySQL/mysql-3.23.52-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data/phoeni
> x.miller.org.pi
> >d'
> >(Errcode: 13)
> >021025 20:14:17  mysqld ended
> >
> >
> >
> >I'm nost sure what to make of this, but is this the
> >reason why I can't login?
> >
> >thanks
> >
> >-Chris 
> >
> >
> >
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