Or simply create a symbolic link as suggested in the documentation: ln -s /usr/local/mysql-3.23.49a-pc-linux-gnu-i686 /usr/local/mysql
cd /usr/local/mysql ./bin/safe_mysqld & -----Original Message----- From: Egor Egorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 2:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Post installation problems in MySQL srividya, Friday, March 22, 2002, 9:55:50 PM, you wrote: ss> I installed the binary version of (MySQL) ss> mysql-3.23.49a-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar.gz. ss> The steps followed to install are: ss> tar xvzf mysql-3.23.49a-pc-linux-gnu-i686.tar.gz. ss> cd mysql-3.23.49a-pc-linux-gnu-i686 ss> ./configure ss> scripts/mysql_install_db ss> cp support-files/my_medium.cnf/etc/my.cnf ss> ./bin/safe_mysqld ss> After installing, I tried to start mysqld daemon using the command ss> ./bin/safe_mysqld. The message obtained is given below. ss> Starting mysqld daemon with the databases from ss> /usr/local/mysql-3.23.49a-pc-linux-gnu-i686/data ss> 020322 13:31:50 mysqld ended ss> Then directly I tried to start the mysqld with the command ss> ./bin/mysqld In this case the error message obtained is: ss> ./bin/mysqld: Fatal error: Can't find message file ss> '/usr/local/mysql/share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys' ss> Actually the errmsg.sys file is located in the path ss> '/usr/local/mysql-3.23.49a-pc-linux-gnu-i686/share/mysql/english/err ss> msg.sys' ss> and not in '/usr/local/mysql/share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys'. You should specify path to your message file using '--language' option of mysqld: safe_mysqld --language=/usr/local/mysql-3.23.49a-pc-linux-gnu-i686/share/mysql/engli sh & ss> I need help to resolve this problem ss> Thanks ss> -Sri -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php