On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 16:16 -0800, Rick Stevens wrote: > Name calling won't solve anyone's problems, gang. Let's try to keep > this a bit more professional, shall we? > > Now, to address the issue, /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock is a FIFO (actually > a named pipe), not an actual file and is created when mysqld starts up > and deleted when mysql shuts down. When mysqld is running, it should > appear as follows: > > # ls -lZ mysql.sock > srwxrwxrwx mysql mysql unconfined_u:object_r:mysqld_var_run_t:s0 mysql.sock > > If your /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock is a regular file (which it would be > if you used "touch" to create it), first delete the file and run > "restorecon -v /var/lib/mysql" as root. Then see if mysql will start > up. It may not, because if you "rm -rf /var/lib/mysql", then you also > destroyed mysql's users, hosts and permissions database which it needs > to manage things. You should be able to recover them by running the > following commands: > > # mysql </usr/share/mysql/mysql_system_tables.sql > # mysql </usr/share/mysql/mysql_system_tables_data.sql > # mysql </usr/share/mysql/mysql_fix_privilege_tables.sql > > Or "yum remove mysql*" and reinstall the packages that get removed. ---- entirely unnecessary Rick... [root@lin-workstation httpd]# rm -fr /var/lib/mysql/* You have new mail in /var/spool/mail/root [root@lin-workstation httpd]# service mysqld start Initializing MySQL database: Installing MySQL system tables... 090216 17:52:30 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 090216 17:52:30 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 OK Filling help tables... 090216 17:52:31 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 090216 17:52:31 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 OK To start mysqld at boot time you have to copy support-files/mysql.server to the right place for your system PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER ! To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h lin-workstation.azapple.com password 'new-password' Alternatively you can run: /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation which will also give you the option of removing the test databases and anonymous user created by default. This is strongly recommended for production servers. See the manual for more instructions. You can start the MySQL daemon with: cd /usr ; /usr/bin/mysqld_safe & You can test the MySQL daemon with mysql-test-run.pl cd mysql-test ; perl mysql-test-run.pl Please report any problems with the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script! The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at http://www.mysql.com Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at http://shop.mysql.com [ OK ] Starting MySQL: [ OK ] [root@lin-workstation httpd]# mysqladmin -u root password 'test' [root@lin-workstation httpd]# mysql -p Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 3 Server version: 5.0.67 Source distribution Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> \q Bye Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines