mysqld ending at start up

I installed mysql 4 today and ran mysqld_safe. Here is what I get back... [EMAIL PROTECTED] admin]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 030328 05:22:36 mysqld ended What is wrong? Thanks, Joe. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo!

Re: mysqld ending at start up

What's your log say? Should be in /var/lib/mysql/hostname.err -jeff On Fri, 2003-03-28 at 18:32, Joseph Bannon wrote: I installed mysql 4 today and ran mysqld_safe. Here is what I get back... [EMAIL PROTECTED] admin]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 030328

Re: mysqld ending at start up

What's your log say? Should be in /var/lib/mysql/hostname.err I don't have one. But there is a mysql.sock. J. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- MySQL

Re: mysqld ending at start up

I face the same problem a month ago. see your mysql database permission; it should be 750 (minimum) and belong to mysql user and group. YEAH! That did it. Thanks a million! Also, how do I move the var directory to another location? J. __

Re: mysqld ending at start up

What I mean is the permission of mysql database directory and data. Seems you already solved the problem. Yeah, I figured out what you ment. issue the command 'mv /var/lib/mysql What I ment was, when I installed mysql, I set the prefix as /home/mysql, however, the var directory for