> Did the MySQL server already run and you changed anything with it's > configuration? I mean setting MySQL root's password or deleting the > anonymous user? If not, then check /var/log/messages for information > about process failure - maybe SELinux problem? you should see that from > syslog then. No the MySQL server has not already run. >From the /var/log/messages I get this: Dec 11 18:30:54 streznik kernel: audit(1102786254.170:0): avc: denied { append } for pid=10433 exe=/usr/libexec/mysqld path=/var/log/mysqld.log dev=hda2 ino=554429 scontext=root:system_r:mysqld_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_log_t tclass=file Dec 11 18:30:54 streznik kernel: audit(1102786254.172:0): avc: denied { append } for pid=10433 exe=/usr/libexec/mysqld path=/var/log/mysqld.log dev=hda2 ino=554429 scontext=root:system_r:mysqld_t tcontext=root:object_r:var_log_t tclass=file Dec 11 18:31:04 streznik mysqld: Starting MySQL: failed It seems like a SELinux problem if I'm not wrong. But how do I fix it? -- Matej BadaliÄ