If you start if from root, please make sure to use option "--user=mysql".
Please check mysqld.log file and see if there is any tips. Good luck. "A. Lanza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Philippe Poelvoorde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2004-07-12 17:34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Fw: Can't start server |------------| | [ ] Urgent | |------------| |--------------------| | [ ] Return Receipt | |--------------------| Hi, since I installed mysql server 4.0 i cannot start mysqld daemon. I go to /usr/bin and execute mysqld, but i get the following message: [EMAIL PROTECTED] bin]# safe_mysqld Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 040712 11:33:07 mysqld ended How can i know what's the problem? Thanks On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 09:38, Philippe Poelvoorde wrote: > Hi, > > have you got a file : > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > if yes and no mysql is running, remove it ? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hmm...can someone help me on this? Many thanks. > > > > ----- Forwarded by Joseph S CHUNG/OGCIO/HKSARG on 2004-07-12 09:40 ----- > > > > Joseph S CHUNG > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 2004-07-09 15:10 cc: > > Subject: Can't start server > > |------------| > > | [ ] Urgent | > > |------------| |--------------------| > > | [ ] Return Receipt | > > |--------------------| > > > > > > > > > > I install mysql 4.0 with RPM on Fedora2, which comes with mysql 3.23. When > > I try to start mysql server, the /var/log/mysqld.log file record the > > following error message: > > > > " > > mysqld started > > Warning : Asked for 196608 thread stack, but got 126976 > > Can't start server : Bind on unix socket : Permission denied > > Do you already have another mysqld server running on socket : > > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock ? > > Aborting > > /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete > > mysqld ended > > " > > > > There is no mysqld running. Any idea? > > > > Thanks, > > Joseph > > > > > > > > > -- > Philippe Poelvoorde > COS Trading Ltd. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]