Can't start MySQL 5.0.67

[Joe Tseng]

Yeah that was it...  The chown -R mysql:mysql /var/db/mysql was what did it...  Thx to all for the help.

 - Joe

> From: beech at freebsd.org
> To: joe_tseng at hotmail.com
> Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:46:02 -0800
> CC: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Can't start MySQL 5.0.67
> 
> On Monday 08 September 2008, Joe Tseng said:
> > So I checked in that directory you suggested and I found this:
> >
> > 080908 13:35:05  mysqld started
> > 080908 13:35:05 [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value
> > 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 080908 13:35:05
> > [Warning] option 'max_join_size': unsigned value
> > 18446744073709551615 adjusted to 4294967295 080908 13:35:05 
> > InnoDB: Operating system error number 13 in a file operation.
> > InnoDB: The error means mysqld does not have the access rights to
> > InnoDB: the directory.
> > InnoDB: File name ./ibdata1
> > InnoDB: File operation call: 'create'.
> > InnoDB: Cannot continue operation.
> > 080908 13:35:05  mysqld ended
> >
> > So my questions are:
> > 1. What directory is it referring to?  Is it /var/db/mysql by
> > default?  I just tried to give ownership using chown -R mysql
> > /var/db/mysql but that made no difference. 2. I've read also for
> > this kind of issue I have to reinstall the software...  When I
> > initially installed this from ports I didn't use any kind of extra
> > parameters.  Are they needed?
> 
> Yes, the /var/db/mysql dir needs to be readable and writeable by 
> mysql. Try the following: chown -R mysql:mysql /var/db/mysql.
> 
> The error is telling you that innodb can't 
> create /var/db/mysql/ibdata1. After fixing permissions, you may need 
> to do another initdb.
> 
> Beech
> 
> >
> > > From: beech at freebsd.org
> > > To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
> > > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 10:56:48 -0800
> > > CC: joe_tseng at hotmail.com
> > > Subject: Re: Can't start MySQL 5.0.67
> > >
> > > On Monday 08 September 2008, Joe Tseng said:
> > > > I've got a server running FreeBSD7 and got MySQL 5.0.67
> > > > installed on it today.  I ran mysql_install_db and then
> > > > assigned the root password.  I tried to get it running on boot
> > > > (mysql_enable="YES") and by hand
> > > > (/usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server start) but I can't get the
> > > > daemon to start.  What else do I need to do to get this
> > > > working?
> > > >
> > > >  - Joe
> > >
> > > Check the logfiles in /var/db/mysql, they will usually tell you
> > > what it's choking on. My first guess without more info would be
> > > you probably don't have something configured correctly.
> > >
> > > Beech
> 
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