On 07/14/2016 10:20 AM, maderios wrote: > On 07/12/2016 06:00 PM, maderios wrote: >> Hi >> On F24, I can't start mariadb-server >> 'systemctl start mariadb >> Job for mariadb.service failed because the control process exited with >> error code. See "systemctl status mariadb.service" and "journalctl -xe" >> for details.' > Hi > I discovered that, strangely, dnf doesn't delete mysql installation in > /var/lib/mysql when I uninstall old Mysql. > Mariadb tried to use /var/lib/mysql/*, that's why it did not work > After removing this directory, I can start mariadb. Most uninstalls don't delete _data_ files created by the application-- just in case the uninstall was an "oops!" and you still want the data. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Systems Engineer, AllDigital ricks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx - - AIM/Skype: therps2 ICQ: 226437340 Yahoo: origrps2 - - - - If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert, - - in five years there'd be a shortage of sand. - - -- Milton Friedman - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org