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