I did a third re-install of mysql, deleting everything first... including the directories in var/lib/mysql ( I didnt even know those were there until the other respondant mentioned that path for the .err file).
after install, those directories are not there, only the usr/local/mysql directories. Still same error however.
this is a non production server, I am going to reinstall OS from scratch and pay more attention to what is getting installed along with OS (enterprise edition of Redhat, so there is a lot of stuff). I am wondering if perhaps a very of mysql was installed during the OS install and is causing some sort of conflict.
I will re-post if I continue to have the same problem after a new OS install
thanks
From: "J.R. Bullington" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "mysql" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Trouble Starting DB - First Time Installer Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 19:23:29 -0500
That's weird, since I have only seen the RPM install the databases into /var/lib/mysql, while the binaries install into /usr/local/mysql
Did you find the <hostname>.err file in /var/lib/mysql/data?
J.R.
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