mouss wrote: > > # rpm -q mysql-libs > mysql-libs-5.0.54-1.el4.centos > > so it's the same version, but: > > # rpm -ql mysql-libs|grep /etc > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/mysql-i386.conf > /etc/my.cnf > > has /etc/my.cnf. here are the contents if that could help. > # cat /etc/my.cnf > [mysqld] > datadir=/var/lib/mysql > socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > user=mysql > # Default to using old password format for compatibility with mysql 3.x > # clients (those using the mysqlclient10 compatibility package). > old_passwords=1 > > # To allow mysqld to connect to a MySQL Cluster management daemon, > uncomment > # these lines and adjust the connectstring as needed. > #ndbcluster > #ndb-connectstring="nodeid=4;host=localhost:1186" > > [mysqld_safe] > log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log > pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid > > [ndbd] > # If you are running a MySQL Cluster storage daemon (ndbd) on this > machine, > # adjust its connection to the management daemon here. > # Note: ndbd init script requires this to include nodeid! > connect-string="nodeid=2;host=localhost:1186" > > [ndb_mgm] > # connection string for MySQL Cluster management tool > connect-string="host=localhost:1186" > I created the my.cnf for my system but still nada: [root at ftp ~]# rpm -ql mysql-libs|grep /etc /etc/ld.so.conf.d/mysql-x86_64.conf /etc/my.cnf [root at ftp ~]# vi /etc/my.cnf [mysqld] datadir=/var/lib/mysql socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock # Default to using old password format for compatibility with mysql 3.x # clients (those using the mysqlclient10 compatibility package). # old_passwords=1 [client] socket=/tmp/mysql.sock [mysql.server] user=mysql basedir=/var/lib [mysqld_safe] err-log=/var/log/mysqld.log pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid [root at ftp ~]# service mysqld start Timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon. Starting MySQL: [FAILED] Logs are less than helpfull: Feb 14 14:26:54 ftp mysqld: Starting MySQL: failed