MySQL: 4.0.1 alpha Computer: MAC iBook OS: Mac OS X v10.1.2 (Darwin 5.1 or thereabouts) memory: 384 M Compiler: I am not sure what compiler I am using... It is the one that comes in the MAC OS X developer tools cd.
Problem:I have been trying to run mysqld_safe, as instructed, but am unable to do so. This is what I begin with: [localhost:/usr/local] root# ./bin/mysqld_safe & [1] 481 [localhost:/usr/local] root# chown: mysql: invalid user name Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/var 020613 10:22:06 mysqld ended ^C [1] Done ./bin/mysqld_safe here are the contents of the error file: [localhost:/usr/local] root# tail ./var/localhost.err 020613 09:52:43 mysqld ended 020613 10:22:06 mysqld started Fatal error: Can't change to run as user 'mysql' ; Please check that the user exists! 020613 10:22:06 Aborting 020613 10:22:06 /usr/local/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown Complete 020613 10:22:06 mysqld ended I understand that sometimes I oughtn't to be logged on as the root user, so this is what happens when I run as a user with admin priv: [localhost:/usr/local] ridge% ./bin/mysqld_safe chown: mysql: invalid user name Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/var 020613 10:35:18 mysqld ended [localhost:/usr/local] ridge% tail ./var/localhost.err 020613 10:22:06 /usr/local/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown Complete 020613 10:22:06 mysqld ended 020613 10:35:18 mysqld started Warning: One can only use the --user switch if running as root InnoDB: Warning: operating system error number 13 in a file operation. InnoDB: Cannot continue operation. 020613 10:35:18 mysqld ended [localhost:/usr/local] ridge% I am not entirely sure what to do about this. I followed all the installation instructions up until this point exactly as they are specified. I was not able to use the mysqlbug because I am not sure how it works to begin with. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
