do a ps ax |grep mysql
i bet you it IS running... all conf files will be in /etc under debian (i'm told) At 11:01 AM 11/30/2000 -0000, James Preece wrote: > >OK I have used apt-get install mysql-server, and it has installed it. > >It came back with an error saying :- > >starting Mysql database server: mysqld failed. > >My book says config files are in /usr/local by default, but this does not >appear to be the case with Debian. > >I probably need to configure something somewhere but have no resources >specifically for Debian. > >All help to get the beast running welcomed. > >Thanks > >James. > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >