Andreas-
I have similar problem
(bash shell)
$ mysqld
./mysqld: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Do I use the same solution or different solution?
I would give anything to understand what Syntax error: "(" unexpected
is trying to say
Thanks,
Martin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andreas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: can't start safe_mysqld
> > I could not start ./safte_mysql.
>
> > Error message:
> > touch: /usr/local/mysql/var/gemini.err cannot create
> > chown: /usr/local/mysql/var/gemini.err: No such file or directory
> > Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/var
> > ./safe_mysqld: /usr/local/mysql/var/gemini.err: cannot create
>
> the "var" directory used to be called "data" and at least is still data
> in the binary distribution of mysql
>
>
> > So I created the directory of var, and restarted ./safe_mysqld
>
> your gemini.err says mysqld cant write to the /usr/local/mysql/var
> directory you just created.
>
> Did you change the owner of this directory to the user "mysql" ?
> Thats the user id that mysqld runs under and therefor it needs write
> permission for it's data-directory.
>
> The docu says somewhere that you can't start ./safe_mysqld when you
> are in the bin-directory.
> You have to cd /usr/local/mysql and execute ./bin/save_mysqld
> You can't directly run /usr/local/mysql/bin/save_mysqld either.
>
> AND you can't successfully run ./bin/save_mysqld & when you are
> running it within mc. You can without the '&' but then the shell with
> mc is blocked.
>
> If you run a distribution like SuSE which puts none of it's own stuff in
> /usr/local at all but in /usr so /usr/bin is cluttered with all kinds of
> applications, then you'll run into further hassle by putting the
> mysql.com binary into /usr/local/mysql.
>
> mysql.com's binaries put the socket into /tmp but SuSE has data and the
> lot of other stuff including the socket in /var/lib/mysql.
> So the SuSE provided client applications won't find the socket and you
> get a running mysqld which you cant't connect to on your own host.
> make a symlink from /tmp/mysql.sock to /var/lib/mysql.sock
>
>
> It's a funny world ...
>
>
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