Hi, > Did you initialize databases as suggested (mysql_install_db) ? Yep - gave me this [root@PB3 paul]# mysql_install_db Installing MySQL system tables... 111211 21:00:37 [ERROR] Incorrect definition of table mysql.proc: expected column 'comment' at position 15 to have type text, found type char(64). ERROR: 1136 Column count doesn't match value count at row 1 111211 21:00:38 [ERROR] Aborting 111211 21:00:38 [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown complete Installation of system tables failed! Examine the logs in /var/lib/mysql for more information. You can try to start the mysqld daemon with: shell> /usr/libexec/mysqld --skip-grant & and use the command line tool /usr/bin/mysql to connect to the mysql database and look at the grant tables: shell> /usr/bin/mysql -u root mysql mysql> show tables Try 'mysqld --help' if you have problems with paths. Using --log gives you a log in /var/lib/mysql that may be helpful. Please consult the MySQL manual section 'Problems running mysql_install_db', and the manual section that describes problems on your OS. Another information source are the MySQL email archives available at http://lists.mysql.com/. Please check all of the above before mailing us! And remember, if you do mail us, you MUST use the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script! Any advice would be appreciated. Paul -- Vertraue mir, ich weiss, was ich mache... -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel