Ed Morrison wrote: > 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 anything in /var/log/mysqld.log?