MySQL fails to start, FreeBSD 6.0 release

dR dystopianrebel at yahoo.com
Sat Dec 17 07:22:29 PST 2005


Hello Philipp,

> pls be sure to first run the mysql_installdb script
> located @
> /usr/local/bin/mysql_install_db and then be sure,
> that the directory
> for the created mysql db is fully read and writeable
> for the
> mysql:mysql User, then it should work (this
> functions under freeBSD
> 5.4 and 6.0 with Mysql 4.1, actual Build)

I have done these things.
 
> The Data directory for mysql is /var/db/mysql there
> should be after
> the mysql_install_db script two subdirectorys (test
> and mysql), there

Hmm! This means that I have an invalid directory
structure:
/var/db/mysql/mysql/

I have no idea how this could have happened.

Thanks for the reply. I will test this suggestion.





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