Hi, I cannot seem to start the mysqld-deamon (using the mysqld_safe script). The /var/lib/mysql/mysql.log file looks like : 040404 15:06:02 mysqld started InnoDB: The first specified data file ./ibdata1 did not exist: InnoDB: a new database to be created! 040404 15:06:03 InnoDB: Setting file ./ibdata1 size to 10 MB InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... 040404 15:06:04 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile0 did not exist: new to be created InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile0 size to 5 MB InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... 040404 15:06:05 InnoDB: Log file ./ib_logfile1 did not exist: new to be created InnoDB: Setting log file ./ib_logfile1 size to 5 MB InnoDB: Database physically writes the file full: wait... InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer not found: creating new InnoDB: Doublewrite buffer created InnoDB: Creating foreign key constraint system tables InnoDB: Foreign key constraint system tables created 040404 15:06:08 InnoDB: Started 040404 15:06:08 Fatal error: Can't open privilege tables: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) 040404 15:06:08 Aborting 040404 15:06:08 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... 040404 15:06:11 InnoDB: Shutdown completed 040404 15:06:11 /usr/sbin/mysqld-max: Shutdown Complete 040404 15:06:11 mysqld ended however, the file ./mysql/host.frm does exist : SusiX:/var/lib/mysql # ls -l mys* -rw-rw---- 1 mysql root 1552 2004-04-04 17:17 mysqld.log mysql: total 105 drwx------ 2 root root 528 2004-04-04 14:17 . drwxr-xr-x 4 mysql daemon 256 2004-04-04 17:17 .. -rw-rw---- 1 root root 8778 2004-04-04 14:17 columns_priv.frm -rw-rw---- 1 root root 0 2004-04-04 14:17 columns_priv.MYD -rw-rw---- 1 root root 1024 2004-04-04 14:17 columns_priv.MYI -rw-rw---- 1 root root 9088 2004-04-04 14:17 db.frm -rw-rw---- 1 root root 306 2004-04-04 14:17 db.MYD -rw-rw---- 1 root root 3072 2004-04-04 14:17 db.MYI -rw-rw---- 1 root root 8641 2004-04-04 14:17 func.frm -rw-rw---- 1 root root 0 2004-04-04 14:17 func.MYD -rw-rw---- 1 root root 1024 2004-04-04 14:17 func.MYI -rw-rw---- 1 root root 9064 2004-04-04 14:17 host.frm -rw-rw---- 1 root root 0 2004-04-04 14:17 host.MYD -rw-rw---- 1 root root 1024 2004-04-04 14:17 host.MYI -rw-rw---- 1 root root 8877 2004-04-04 14:17 tables_priv.frm -rw-rw---- 1 root root 0 2004-04-04 14:17 tables_priv.MYD -rw-rw---- 1 root root 1024 2004-04-04 14:17 tables_priv.MYI -rw-rw---- 1 root root 9806 2004-04-04 14:17 user.frm -rw-rw---- 1 root root 160 2004-04-04 14:17 user.MYD -rw-rw---- 1 root root 2048 2004-04-04 14:17 user.MYI As a consequence (I think) any attemp to start an mysql client ends with : SusiX:/var/lib/mysql# mysql ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/ mysql/mysql.sock' (2) Anyone an idea of what is wrong and how to make it work ? Thanks, Frederic