Thanks Gordon ... I changed the ownership of the directory and all is well. The files were owned by the mysql user, but the directory was not so the file could not be created.
Chad > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gordon Messmer > Sent: Sunday, February 23, 2003 12:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: MySQLv4 > > > Chad Skinner wrote: > > >I downloaded the RPMs for MySQL (4.0.10) from their site and it installs > >fine. However when I try to start the server it tells me that it can not > >bind to the unix socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. I have looked > through all > >of the files in the RPMs and the mysql.sock file is not in them. > Does anyone > >know how I would create this file or what set I am missing during the > >install? > > > > > > The server is supposed to create the socket when it starts. The RPM > package won't contain that, but it should contain /var/lib/mysql, and > that directory should be owned by whatever user mysql starts as. > > How are you trying to start the mysql server? > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
