"Kevin Carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I try to start it at the command line using - mysql, mysqld, mysqld_safe - = > I've tried it as root and non-root. > > Yes, I get errors - they were listed in my origional post - I don't have = > then handy now. > > ----------------- > > I tired mysqld_safe, as you suggested, it bombed but the good thing is it = > wrote to the mysqld.log. > > Here's what it said: > > 040323 11:14:34 mysqld started > 040323 11:14:37 InnoDB: Started > 040323 11:14:37 Fatal error: Can't open privilege tables: Table 'mysql.hos= > t' doesn't exist > 040323 11:14:37 Aborting > > 040323 11:14:37 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... > 040323 11:14:40 InnoDB: Shutdown completed > 040323 11:14:40 /usr/sbin/mysqld-max: Shutdown Complete > > 040323 11:14:40 mysqld ended > > --------------- > > What do you think? >
Look into MySQL data dir and check if privilege tables exist. If no, 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]
