can't run mysql
 

041031 00:26:05 mysqld started
InnoDB: The first specified data file ./ibdata1 did not exist:
InnoDB: a new database to be created!
041031 0:26:05 InnoDB: Setting file ./ibdata1 size to 10 MB
InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait...
041031 0:26:06 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile0 did not exist: new to be created
InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile0 size to 5 MB
InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait...
041031 0:26:07 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile1 did not exist: new to be created
InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile1 size to 5 MB
InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait...
InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer not found: creating new
InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer created
InnoDB: Creating foreign key constraint system tables
InnoDB: Foreign key constraint system tables created
041031 0:26:08 InnoDB: Started
041031 0:26:08 Fatal error: Can't open privilege tables: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13)
041031 0:26:08 Aborting

041031 0:26:08 InnoDB: Starting shutdown...
041031 0:26:10 InnoDB: Shutdown completed
041031 0:26:10 /usr/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown Complete

041031 00:26:10 mysqld ended

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/var/lib/mysql# ls -la
total 20568
drwxr-x--- 4 mysql mysql 4096 2004-10-31 00:26 ./
drwxr-xr-x 12 root root 4096 2004-06-06 04:43 ../
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 25088 2004-10-31 00:26 ib_arch_log_0000000000
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 5242880 2004-10-31 00:26 ib_logfile0
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 5242880 2004-10-31 00:26 ib_logfile1
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql mysql 10485760 2004-10-31 00:26 ibdata1
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2004-10-31 00:25 mysql/
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 2004-10-31 00:25 test/
-rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 1173 2004-10-31 00:26 ww w.err
/var/lib/mysql#
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my distro = slackware 10
mysql = mysql 4.0.21


:newbie:

Try setting the right permissions:
chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql

Oh...

very easy...


Thank You so much

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