try have a look at /var/lock/subsys/ see if there is a lock file for mysql... if there is try remove it and start mysql again... hope this help....
Cheers, Clive -----Original Message----- From: Robert Morgan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 11 August 2003 12:21 PM To: mysqllist Subject: Fw: Mysqld dead subsys locked ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert Morgan To: mysqllist Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 1:50 PM Subject: Mysqld dead subsys locked Shut down my Linux PC running MySqld and rebooted this morning and cannot get mysqld up. In services when I click on mysqld I get the message "Mysqld dead subsys locked" when i restart the server it says mysql succesfully restarted, but it isnt. When I try to stop the server it comes back with an error message "failed to shutdown". So I rebooted and during shutdown- shutdown mysql.............failed and- mysql killall...............failed. Anyone have any ideas as to how I can sort this? would a reinstall of Mysql work? would I lose legacy data doing this? Bob -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]