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Old 03-12-2006, 09:08 PM   #1
joeenet
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I Can't start mysql


hi all

On my FC3 I was running mysql 3.23 and I wanted to upgrade to mysql 5.0 I downloaded the rpms from mysql.com and I did a rpm -Uvh MySQL*

This are the files that I installed:

MySQL-shared-5.0.19-0
MySQL-server-5.0.19-0
MySQL-bench-5.0.19-0
MySQL-client-5.0.19-0
MySQL-Max-5.0.19-0
MySQL-devel-5.0.19-0
MySQL-shared-compat-5.0.19-0

Everything went well, I was able to upgrade mysql but Im getting an error when i try to start mysql

Starting MySQLCouldn't find MySQL manager or server [FAILED]

Does anybody know what to do?

Thanks
 
Old 03-12-2006, 09:55 PM   #2
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Starting MySQLCouldn't find MySQL manager or server [FAILED]

You need to start the mysql server before you can start the client. Use this command: /usr/bin/mysqld_safe (on some distros it might be: /usr/bin/safe_mysqld) to start the server. Then try to start the client.
 
Old 03-13-2006, 01:51 AM   #3
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mmm that didn't work

this is the error message

chown: `mysql': invalid user
Starting mysqld-max daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
060312 23:35:37 mysqld ended
 
Old 03-13-2006, 02:06 AM   #4
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Seems like you need to create a dedicated "mysql" user account (and group) first.
This is shown at http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...ng-binary.html for
installing based on a tar-ball rather than an rpm.

However, the MySql docs suggest that, if the rpm installs properly, the server should be running after installation.
See: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/linux-rpm.html

So my guess is that something went wrong with the upgrade.
 
  


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