Try: shell> chown -R root /usr/local/mysql shell> chown -R mysql /usr/local/mysql/var
shell> chgrp -R mysql /usr/local/mysql then: shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & or shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & if you are running MySQL 4.x. Sean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Touch13" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "gerald_clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:00 AM Subject: Re: Start up problem > The data directory is well owned by mysql. > In fact my problem is : > I cannot start mysql daemon in "root" user > with change user in line command like this : > # safe_mysqld --user=mysql --log=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.log > > touch13 > > On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 09:28:30 -0600 > gerald_clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If the data directory is not owned by mysql, mysql will not be able > > to create a log file. > > Make sure mysql's data directory, and every directory and file > > beneath it is owned my mysql. > > > > Touch13 wrote: > > > > >On Fri, 6 Dec 2002 10:18:12 +0100 > > >"David Bordas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >>>>Have a look to the mysql error log to see if you can find your > > >problem>>> > > >>>> > > >>... > > >> > > >> > > >>>>This file should be in /usr/local/mysql/data > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>I have no log file, the only file created is <serveur name>.err > > >with the>> > > >>> > > >>number of the thread who crash. > > >> > > >> > > >>>touch13 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>This file IS the mysql error log. > > >>On one of mine i can see this for example : > > >>021128 10:48:21 mysqld ended > > >> > > >>021128 14:12:42 mysqld started > > >>/usr/local/mysql-3.23.53a/bin/mysqld: ready for connections > > >> > > >>So if mysql don't start, there'll "normally" be something there . > > >> > > >>David > > >> > > >> > > > > > >I repeat, i have no error log because mysql cannot start. > > >i try this command under "root": > > >safe_mysqld --user=mysql --log=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.log > > >and this file is always empty... > > > > > >except if i cannot look in good file ;) > > > > > >touch13 > > > > > > > > >>------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >-->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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
