Can't start mysql on FC3

[Wes Barris]

David Hoffman wrote:

> On Tue, 01 Feb 2005 21:12:27 -0500, David Cary Hart <Fedora at tqmcube.com> wrote:
> 
>>On Wed, 2005-02-02 at 12:04 +1000, Wes Barris wrote:
>>
>>Did you install from the RPM?
>>
>>host.frm is created the first time you start the daemon and is located
>>in /var/lib/mysql/mysql.
> 
> 
> David, maybe you missed it, but when I read the original post, he did
> show his /var/lib/mysql/mysql directory, and I see the file there.

Yes, the file is there.

> 
> I'm guessing it might be how he tried to start it.
> 
> Wes... how did you try to start mysql? And what version are you using?
> Did you try "service mysql-server start"? (Version 3.xx that came with FC3)
> Or if you are using MySQL version 4.xx, "try service mysql start"

root at bioweb# rpm -qa | fgrep -i mysql
perl-DBD-MySQL-2.9003-5
mysql-3.23.58-14
mysql-server-3.23.58-14

I tried this:

/etc/init.d/mysqld start

When I try your command I get this:

root at bioweb# service mysql-server start
mysql-server: unrecognized service



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Wes Barris
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