Also, check to make sure the partition where your log directory is (ie. /var) isn't full. Move, compress, or delete some of the old logs, then restart mysql server. Reconfigure your log rotation scheme to avoid this in the future.
HTH, Joey ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Joseph Karalius Research Associate - Bioinformatics Molecular Markers and Applied Genomics Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc 37437 State Highway 16 Woodland, CA 95695-9353 530-669-6131 joseph.karalius (a) seminis dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Cowley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 9:12 AM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: RE: MySql error... > > > If you're starting the process as a non-system user then the var > directory and anything under it should be owned/writable by that user. > If you're starting it as root then the var directory should be > owned/writable by mysql:daemon. If you don't have the Mysql user setup > then the mysqld daemon won't run. > > Kevin Cowley > Product Development > Alchemetrics Ltd > SMARTER DATA , FASTER > Tel: 0118 902 9000 (swithcboard) > Tel: 0118 902 9099 (direct) > Web: www.alchemetrics.co.uk > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jschmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 08 March 2005 16:44 > > To: 'mel list_php'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mysql@lists.mysql.com > > Subject: RE: MySql error... > > > > Hi, > > I don't have an answer for you yet - but I encountered exactly the > same > > situation with one of my systems last weekend. Unfortunately, the > error > > file > > sheds no light at all on the situation. In my case: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mysql]# cat JackFish.intechgra.com.err > > 050304 07:30:36 mysqld started > > 050304 07:30:37 mysqld ended > > > > I downloaded a full binary distribution and it will fire right up > using > > the > > files/directories in the tar. That being the case I came to the > conclusion > > that this is a permissions problem of some kind, but didn't take it > any > > further as this is a non-critical issue for me right now. > > > > Good luck with it. > > John J. Schmidt VP Technology/Principal > > intechgra > > "Database System Specialists" > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > www.intechgra.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: mel list_php [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 8:10 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mysql@lists.mysql.com > > Subject: RE: MySql error... > > > > > > Hi, > > Have a look in the error file which is in mysql/data and called > > hostname.err > > > > to have more information on why it is shutting down. > > With that info you usually can find more help on the mysql website. > > Good luck! > > > > >From: "S.Yousaf Shah" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > > >Subject: MySql error... > > >Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 20:01:06 +0500 (PKT) > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi, > > >I have installed mysql on my system using tar file. But > when i start > > mysql > > >it generates following error and shuts down. > > >Plz help me out to run the MySql server as i have important data on > it. > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mysql-standard-4.0.21-pc-linux-i686]# ./bin/safe_mysqld > > >Starting mysqld daemon with databases from > > >/home/Yousaf/mysql-standard-4.0.21-pc-linux-i686/data > > >STOPPING server from pid file > > >/home/Yousaf/mysql-standard-4.0.21-pc-linux-i686/data/GDI.pid > > >050308 07:58:36 mysqld ended > > > > > >//////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > >Regards, > > >Syed Yousaf Shah. > > >Bit-3B. > > >Nust Institute of Information Technology. > > >NIIT Distributed & Grid Computing Research Group. > > >Web Wizard Nust Institute of Information Technology. > > >Chaklala Scheme 3 Rawalpindi. > > > > > >-- > > >MySQL General Mailing List > > >For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > >To unsubscribe: > > >http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > It's fast, it's easy and it's free. 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