William L. Maltby wrote: > On Sun, 2008-10-19 at 19:38 +0100, Duncan wrote: > >> Obantec Support wrote: >> >>> rpm -qa | grep mysql >>> mysql-5.0.45-7.el5 >>> is installed >>> >>> >> Yum install mysql-server >> > > That makes me think OP did a yum install mysql instead of a yum group > install. Per the output in my previous post, default packages for the > *group* include mysql-server. If my assumption is correct, he'll > probably hit more stumbling blocks, depending on what he's doing > ultimately, as other parts of a default install will likely be missing > too. Might be better to unstall (that *ought* to be a valid word, huh? > Would save typing. :-) and do a group install to get a good starting > point. > You might making it a lot more complicated than need be. For most uses, just the mysql-server package (and any dependencies yum brings in) will be fine. (waits to be shot down by a very specific or complicated use from the OP that requires the group install..) Dunc