On Mon, 2008-10-20 at 08:14 +0100, Obantec Support wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William L. Maltby" <CentOS4Bill at triad.rr.com> > <snip hdr stuff> > > > > 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. > > > >> > >> Dunc > >> <snip sig stuff> > ><snip> > Hi > > as i originally posted i did not install Mysql, i just did a default boot > install of the CentOS DVD iso. > seems 1 package of MySql was installed mysql-5.0.45-7.el5. Hmm. I wonder then if that is a bug in CentOS. Since the "default" shown from the earlier posts indicates that several other pieces, including the server daemon, should come along with the "mandatory" piece, mysql. > > i followed the advice to yum mysql-server and now its up and running. > (yum got 1 dependence Perl-DBD) Great. > > thanks to all who replied. > > Mark > <snip sig stuff> -- Bill