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MySQL fails to start

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:50 am
by omidkamangar
Hi,
I have installed MySQL on FC6,but when I want to start the MySQL server, I get a message that it cannot be started. How should I know why it failed to start.
I Unistalled/reinstalled FC6 but again it fails to start.
Can anyone help me with that?

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:46 am
by veridicus
How are you starting it? If you start it by calling mysqld_safe yourself you should get a decent error message.

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:40 am
by facets
A more specific error would be helpful. But here are a few pointers.
Ensure you are starting as the super user 'root'.
Run 'ntsysv' at a terminal and set mysqld to start at boot.
Ensure /var/run/mysqld is owned by the user mysql.

hope this helps.. will.