> > If you installed FC3 "out of the box", mysql should run ok. > > > As Steven indicated you will need mysql-server. > > > > > First: check if you have installed postgresql and if it is running > > #rpm -qa postgresql > > postgresql-7.4.6-1.FC3.1 > > (is installed) > > #/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql status or #service > > postgresql status > > (see if it is runing) > > > > Second: stop postgresql > > #/etc/rc.d/init.d/postgresql stop > > uninstall postgresql > > #rpm -e postgresql > > > This is bogus. Both databases can be installed, running and working > alongside each other fine. > > Rob Thanks all for responding. Apparently I missed something on the install. I searched the cd's and found mysql-server-3.23.58-13.i386.rpm - which was not installed. Silly me, I thought mysql-3.23.58-14.i386.rpm was all I needed! So I installed and updated it and ran mysql_install_db ok, and I now have a mysqld. But now the dameon won't run, it times out. The mysqld.log says the table mysql.host doesn't exist, and 'innodb_data_file_path' isn't set. I don't think I need Innodb, just MyIsam table support. And let's not forget the system log (I think, that's /var/log/messages, right?) - it says it denied { write } for exe=/usr/libexec/mysqld. I have enforce set to permissive, so I don't know if this is a problem or just a warning. BTW - postgresql is not installed Burke