I don't know where the error log is. I used the -l option with safe-mysqld and this is what I got:
/usr/libexec/mysqld, Version: 3.23.56-log, started with: Tcp port: 3306 Unix socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock Time Id Command Argument On Wed, 2003-06-25 at 15:40, gerald_clark wrote: > What does the error log say? > > David Shealy wrote: > > >I'm a newbie to MySQL. I'm trying to run it on Red Hat 9. After running > >mysql_install_db, I switch to the directory where mysql.sock is located > >and enter safe_mysqld &. Here's a copy of the shell output: > > > ># safe_mysqld & > >[1] 7549 > ># Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql > >030626 02:02:59 mysqld ended > > > > > > > >>The cursor is flashing down on this line, and if I type anything and > >> > >> > >enter it kicks me back to the prompt. > > > >If I do a ps, it doesn't show anything about mysql even running. It > >appears to run for a split second and then end all by itself. I'm still > >trying to read all the man page stuff; would appreciate any help. > >Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
