mouss wrote: >> But there isn't a my.cnf file in /etc/ > > if you want one, you need to create it. the package installs example > file that you can use. In all my other mysql installs there has always been an /etc/my.cnf after the installation but you are correct this can be created easily enough but I think this represents a bigger problem. > >> Nor are there any files in: >> [root at ftp ~]# ls /var/lib/mysql/ >> mysql test >> [root at ftp ~]# ls /var/lib/mysql/mysql/ >> > > looks ok. at some time, you'll need to do some post-install tasks to > secure the server (mainly, set a password for the root user). see > mysql site or google... > The same directories on another mysql installation. These files are there by "default". It appears to me this installation is not including all the files it should [root at postman ~]# ls /var/lib/mysql ibdata1 ib_logfile0 ib_logfile1 mysql mysql.sock test [root at postman ~]# ls /var/lib/mysql/mysql columns_priv.frm help_category.frm help_topic.frm time_zone.frm time_zone_transition.frm columns_priv.MYD help_category.MYD help_topic.MYD time_zone_leap_second.frm time_zone_transition.MYD columns_priv.MYI help_category.MYI help_topic.MYI time_zone_leap_second.MYD time_zone_transition.MYI db.frm help_keyword.frm host.frm time_zone_leap_second.MYI time_zone_transition_type.frm db.MYD help_keyword.MYD host.MYD time_zone.MYD time_zone_transition_type.MYD db.MYI help_keyword.MYI host.MYI time_zone.MYI time_zone_transition_type.MYI func.frm help_relation.frm tables_priv.frm time_zone_name.frm user.frm func.MYD help_relation.MYD tables_priv.MYD time_zone_name.MYD user.MYD func.MYI help_relation.MYI tables_priv.MYI time_zone_name.MYI user.MYI >> An rpm query shows everything should be installed: >> [root at ftp ~]# rpm -qa mysql >> mysql-5.0.54-1.el4.centos >> [root at ftp ~]# rpm -qa mysql* >> mysqlclient14-4.1.22-1.el4s1.1 >> mysqlclient10-devel-3.23.58-9.2.c4 >> mysql-5.0.54-1.el4.centos >> mysqlclient10-3.23.58-4.RHEL4.1 >> mysql-server-5.0.54-1.el4.centos >> mysqlclient10-3.23.58-9.2.c4 >> mysql-libs-5.0.54-1.el4.centos >> >> >> Trying to start mysql results in: >> [root at ftp ~]# service mysqld start >> Timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon. >> Starting MySQL: [FAILED] >> >> Thoughts? > > is selinux enabled on your system? check /var/log/messages. No selinux is not enabled: # This file controls the state of SELinux on the system. # SELINUX= can take one of these three values: # enforcing - SELinux security policy is enforced. # permissive - SELinux prints warnings instead of enforcing. # disabled - SELinux is fully disabled. SELINUX=disabled # SELINUXTYPE= type of policy in use. Possible values are: # targeted - Only targeted network daemons are protected. # strict - Full SELinux protection. SELINUXTYPE=targeted