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Re: [SLE] MySQL running on SuSE 8.0
  • From: Ole Kofoed Hansen <ole@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 02:39:04 +0100 (CET)
  • Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0301060235500.7015-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Linux World wrote:

> Have you installed the version of mysql bundled with SuSE? I have a similar
> problem. After installing MySQL, have you run the command
> "mysql_install_db"? If not, run this command.

Actually: Don't run mysql_install_db manually. Just start MySQL with
"rcmysql start" and it will run mysql_install_db automatically as the
proper mysql user, so MySQL does not have to run as root.

> This is a "one off" command
> that does not need running again under normal circumstances. To start mysql
> use:
>
> "safe_mysqld --user=root &"

This is also included in rcmysql start

Regards

Ole


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