"Maria Yndefors" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > No I have not have MySql installed before and I am using version 1.4, > but I used an my.cnf from another host with mysql 3.x > > Now I can't even manage to start it I get the following in the log file > > 040224 14:39:01 mysqld started > 040224 14:39:04 InnoDB: Started > 040224 14:39:04 Fatal error: Can't open privilege tables: Can't find > file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) > 040224 14:39:04 Aborting > > 040224 14:39:04 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... > 040224 14:39:06 InnoDB: Shutdown completed > 040224 14:39:06 /usr/sbin/mysqld-max: Shutdown Complete > > 040224 14:39:07 mysqld ended
$ perror 13 Error code 13: Permission denied Check privileges on the data dir. MySQL should be owner of the data dir. > After installing it the first time I did not manage to log in as root to > change the password. > Is there some way to reset everything uninstall mysql and start all over > from the beginning again? If you want re-create grant tables, you should remove files from directory of the database 'mysql' and then run mysql_install_db script. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]