[CentOS] MySQL as a service, don't start

Mike Kercher mike at CamaroSS.net
Fri Dec 2 15:34:51 UTC 2005


centos-bounces at centos.org <> scribbled on Friday, December 02, 2005 9:33 AM:

> Hello Jim,
> 
>> By default mysql starts just fine, so the question becomes
> "What did
>> you do?".
> That's a good question. As far as I remember, installed mysql
> with centos. Then, since I could not enter to mysql console,
> I started to search for a solution, including reinstall mysql
> server and client from "some" rpms.
> Maybe the best solution is to uninstall the client and the
> server and to install the mysql stuff again from CD?
> 
> Thank you
> Samuel
> 


rpm -e mysql-server
yum install mysql-server

should accomplish what you want.

Mike




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