Hi there....
Total Newbie here.....Any idea why I am getting these error messages???? [EMAIL PROTECTED] mysql]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data STOPPING server from pid file /usr/local/mysql/data/ RJLINUX.rj.johnson.net.pid 050919 10:05:36 mysqld ended Here are the steps I followed to loading mysql onto my linux box...... shell> groupadd mysql shell> useradd -g mysql mysql shell> cd /usr/local shell> gunzip < /PATH/TO/MYSQL-VERSION-OS.tar.gz | tar xvf - shell> ln -s FULL-PATH-TO-MYSQL-VERSION-OS mysql shell> cd mysql shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql shell> chown -R root . shell> chown -R mysql data shell> chgrp -R mysql . shell> bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & Richard Johnson 212-589-6503 [EMAIL PROTECTED]