installed MySql - can't connect to local MySql: server error

[R Shapiro]

david wright writes:
 > checking the error logs produces:
 > [root@RR bin]# cat /var/log/mysqld.log
 > 020620 02:32:00  mysqld started
 > 020620  2:32:01  /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' 
 > (errno: 13)
 > 020620 02:32:01  mysqld ended
 > 
 > 020620 02:35:22  mysqld started
 > 020620  2:35:22  /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: './mysql/host.frm' 
 > (errno: 13)
 > 020620 02:35:22  mysqld ended


Sounds like you started the daemon improperly, in particular with
wrong working directory.  That's what happens when you're playing
around at 2:30 in the morning :)

How did you start it?  Did you use safe_mysqld?



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