[mythtv-users] Myth Next Step - Actually running it :-)

Russ bigrig64 at comcast.net
Sat Jul 31 23:48:15 EDT 2004


Ryan Steffes wrote:

> Russ wrote:
>
>> David wrote:
>>
>>> In this case all I did was cut'n'paste your error into google and 
>>> hit this link http://forums.devarticles.com/archive/t-4635
>>
>>
>>
>> I read this link and I tried the fix:
>>
>> russ at linux:~> su
>> Password:
>> linux:/home/russ # chown -R mysql /var/lib/mysql/*
>> chown: failed to get attributes of `/var/lib/mysql/*': No such file 
>> or directory
>> linux:/home/russ #
>>
>> Apparently I need to create mysql.sock first eh? BTW the directory 
>> does exist, the file does not.
>>
>> I would appreciate some helpfull hints that I can try later. For now 
>> I have to take off and help a friend with his computer (WinME).
>>
>> Anyway, thanks for any help
>> Russ
>>
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> Step 2: Is mysqld running?
>
> ie:
> su
> #> /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql status
> mysqld (pid 1656) is running...
> #>

linux:/home/russ # /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql status
bash: /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql: No such file or directory
linux:/home/russ #

OK, it is not even running. Typing mysql on a command line doesn't start 
it, what's the secret?

Thanks
Russ



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