[SOLVED] Unable to start mysql in slackware

Genocide_Hoax · 01-23-2012, 05:42 AM

Hi folks,

I am using slackware 13.1. I am unable to start mysqld in it.

Code:

/etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld

This is giving me the following output

Code:

mysqld_safe Logging to '/var/lib/mysql/EDGE_SERVER.err'.
mysqld_safe Starting mysql daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
mysqld_safe mysql from pid file /var/run/mysql/mysql.pid ended
-

And it freezes. Kindly guide me as to how can I start my mysql server.

Thanking You
Regards
Genocide_Hoax

Cedrik · 01-23-2012, 05:46 AM

Did you read the rc.mysqld comment, eg:

Code:

...
# Before you can run MySQL, you must have a database.  To install an initial
# database, do this as root:
#
#   mysql_install_db --user=mysql
...
# Note that the mysql user must exist in /etc/passwd, and the created files
# will be owned by this dedicated user.  This is important, or else mysql
# (which runs as user "mysql") will not be able to write to the database
# later (this can be fixed with 'chown -R mysql.mysql /var/lib/mysql').

Satyaveer Arya · 01-23-2012, 05:55 AM

It could be the permission problem.

In /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld file you must do su - mysql etc.....

Quote:

# Note that step one is becoming the mysql user. It's important to do this
# before making any changes to the database, or mysqld won't be able to write
# to it later (this can be fixed with 'chown -R mysql.mysql /var/lib/mysql').

Genocide_Hoax · 01-23-2012, 06:01 AM

Thanks a lot.

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