hello

what do i need to do if i get the error message that says the mysql.host-file is not on the disk when starting the mysql daemon?

what is this file for anyway?? and where can i get it from (creating)

bye

In the mysql distribution there are some scripts which will help you set up an intial permission/db structure for mysql. I think the one you're looking for is <mysql-src-dir>/scripts/mysql_install_db

yes I did run mysql_install_db! thank you!

the problem was solved

Just got it running under Redhat 7.2

best to install EVERYTHING when installing Redhat
mysql was installed when I did an update to Redhat 7.1

login as root

Start server via:
/usr/bin/mysql_install_db
/usr/bin/safe_mysqld --user=root &

Start client via:
mysql

enter sql...
use mysql;
create table yiyi (n1 float);
insert into yiyi values (3.14159);
select * from yiyi;


There are instructions on how to
(1) run as a user other than root
(2) start automatically on booting Linux

enter at the prompt:
>locate mysql

enter the following into the location slot of netscape for documentation
file:/usr/share/doc/mysql-3.23.41/manual.html

this works for Redhat 7.2

much more work to be done

I logged out as root and logged in as myself and the server was still running and the sql worked!