That is how you start it from the command line.... ;) prompt> service mysqld start or prompt> /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld start Shane -----Original Message----- From: filsuf@softhome.net [mailto:filsuf@softhome.net] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:45 AM To: psyche-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: RedHat 8, how to start mysql? Daily, Shane, CTR wrote: What happens when you try it like this: service mysqld start ---- Thanks Shane. It works, but with 'serviceconf' command that will open the UI, then we can click on mysqld and start it like that. But it's really not nice. I guess there must be a way to start it normally from the command line. Please let me know if you know that, in the mean time I'll start reading the manuals...:) Cheers, JD -------------- ? Shane -----Original Message----- From: filsuf@softhome.net [mailto:filsuf@softhome.net] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 8:27 AM To: psyche-list@redhat.com Subject: RedHat 8, how to start mysql? Hallo list, how to start mysql? I got this all the time: ------------------------- [root@localhost]# safe_mysqld & [1] 1981 [root@localhost]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 030110 06:26:49 mysqld ended [root@localhost]# [1]+ Done safe_mysqld [root@localhost]# mysql ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) [root@localhost]# ------------------------- Thanks! JD -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list