mysql

[Ignazio Palmisano]

Lionel van den Berg wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Can anyone tell my how to start the mysqld?
> 
> I tried this:
> 
> lionel at ubuntu:~$ sudo mysqld
> Password:
> 060118 17:59:46 [Warning] Can't create test file 
> /var/lib/mysql/ubuntu2.lower-test
> mysqld: Can't change dir to '/var/lib/mysql/' (Errcode: 2)
> 060118 17:59:46 [ERROR] Aborting
> 
> 060118 17:59:46 [Note] mysqld: Shutdown complete

Hi,
I met the same problem last week, it seems that for some reasons the 
sudo command does not get the password input. My quite naive solution 
was (I installed mysql in my home dir) to change owner to the whole of 
mysql, from root & mysql to me (in contradiction with what is stated in 
mysql installation instructions, that is).
Right now, this solution is working, but I suppose there is a better way 
to do it. HTH nonetheless :-)
Ignazio

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Lionel.
> 
> 


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Ignazio Palmisano
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