Hello: I re-installed MySql RPM and now cannot access MySql. The details... I have RedHat 7.1 installed and am running Apache 1.3.14, MySql 3.23.26 and PHP 4.04, all from the RedHat 7.1 installation. They have been running for a month in a stable environment with any problems. I have used all 3 apps extensively. Other related utilities installed and working: MySQLGUI 1.7.5 phpMyAdmin 2.2.0 webmin 0.87 (RH 7.1) A few days ago and while trying to change the root password for MySql, I did something wrong and could not access MySql. I reviewed the MySQL docs and The bitbybit.dk MySQL FAQ regarding my problems. So using RPM, I uninstalled the 4 MySql database apps (mysql, mysql-devel, mysql-server and mysqlclient9). I removed the Mysql log file and the Mysql database directory, then re-booted. I then installed the 4 packages using RPM and re-booted. No problems reported. All defaults locations are used. In the boot log, this is the error whenever I boot and mysqld is run... ================== 010722 15:59:11 mysqld started 010722 15:59:13 /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) 010722 15:59:13 mysqld ended And whenever I try to access Mysql, I get this error message... ================== ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) The mysql.sock file appears only after mysqld is run. I have sysreports from before and after. I could fix this my doing a RedHat 7.1 Installation, but hopefully there will be a quicker way, and it will be good for me to learn how to solve this one. Your help in solving this problem is greatly appreciated as I am "dead in the water" without MySql. Thanks very much. Regards, Rob Valliere [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS - here is the mysqlbug report... =================== Release: mysql-3.23.36 (Source distribution) Environment: <machine, os, target, libraries (multiple lines)> System: Linux solo 2.4.2-2 #1 Sun Apr 8 20:41:30 EDT 2001 i686 unknown Architecture: i686 Some paths: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gmake Compilation info: CC='gcc' CFLAGS='-O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686' CXX='c++' CXXFLAGS='-O2 -march=i386 -mcpu=i686' LDFLAGS='' LIBC: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Jun 30 05:42 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.2.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1236396 Apr 7 04:58 /lib/libc-2.2.2.so Configure command: ./configure i386-redhat-linux --prefix=/usr --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin --sbindir=/usr/sbin --sysconfdir=/etc --datadir=/usr/share --includedir=/usr/include --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/libexec --localstatedir=/var --sharedstatedir=/usr/com --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --without-debug --without-readline --enable-shared --with-extra-charsets=complex --with-bench --localstatedir=/var/lib/mysql --with-unix-socket-path=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock --with-mysqld-user=mysql --with-extra-charsets=all --with-berkeley-db