I had to recently reformat my HDD and reinstall Linux, so i decided to go with the default install of MySQL, but I cant get it to run. Unlike installing from the precompiled binary, everything is kind of scattered around, all the mysql* commands are in usr/bin (no big deal) the databases are somewhere else ( i know where to find em). Everything is there im sure, but when i try the safe_mysqld command, the damn thing wont start, i get the following:

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[root@localhost bin]# safe_mysqld
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
021116 10:07:44 mysqld ended

[root@localhost bin]#

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It basically ends just as fast as it starts. Could anyone tell me the steps I need to take to get the installation working the way it was installed by RH.

try
/usr/bin/safe_mysqld -u root &
that should do it
cheers, jens

aaaahh, silly me. Thanks man.