> Have you tried relabelling your /var/lib/mysql directory? If you've > copied in files from other places, they may not be labelled correctly. > > # restorecon -R /var/lib/mysql Thanks Paul - I will try that, I did copy files from a working machine although I deleted them and restored the old ones when the test didn't work and the problem was there before I did that, so I doubt it will make any difference but it is good practice and worth a try anyway. bob
