[Plug] Mysql installation

[William Kenworthy]

I cant remember if you mentioned it - but have you checked the mysql
logs?  On gentoo they are in /var/log/mysql, not sure 'bout Mandrake.

rattus root # ls -al /var/log/mysql/
total 1077989
drwxr-xr-x   2 mysql mysql        112 Mar 20 12:46 .
drwxr-xr-x  21 root  root        1256 Jul 14 07:03 ..
-rw-rw----   1 mysql mysql      52836 Jul 14 07:03 mysql.err
-rw-rw----   1 mysql mysql 1102726729 Jul 14 20:10 mysql.log

(hmmm, I may need to check logrotate ...)


There is also a /etc/mysql directory with some config files - did you
remove them too?

rattus root # ls -al /etc/mysql
total 15
drwxr-xr-x    2 root root  104 Dec 22  2003 .
drwxr-xr-x  112 root root 7256 Jul 14 07:03 ..
-rw-r--r--    1 root root 1229 May 23 10:03 my.cnf
-rw-r--r--    1 root root 1702 May 23 10:03 mysqlaccess.conf

lastly, how are you starting the daemon?

BillK



On Wed, 2004-07-14 at 17:31, Dave Dartnall wrote:
> Thanks to Jim Householder, William Kenworthy and Mark O'Shea for trying to 
> help with my Mysql installation - but I still haven't got it. The fact that 
> the docs don't match the reality and I don't know what the bloody hell I'm 
> doing has a lot to do with it no doubt.
> So now after three reinstallations (thanks for the tip about removing the 
> mysql directories) - (Mdk10 by the way doesn't like three removals and 
> reinstallations of the same programme, I had to update Mdk10 after the third)
> - I'm back where I started.still trying to get access.
> Just thought you'd like to know - I'll advise further when and if I can get it 
> sorted out.
> 
> regards
> Dave Dartnall
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