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Hello, I been trying to install MySQL-server-community-5.0.37-0.rhel4.i386.rpm on RHEL4. The installation driections on mysql.com are not good. There next to no help of the insatllation forum on mysql.com It would be great the get a advice from others - root at tophat etc]# uname -a Linux tophat.northwayhome.com 2.6.9-42.EL #1 Wed Jul 12 23:16:43 EDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux [root at tophat etc]# [root at tophat ~]# rpm -i MySQL-server-community-5.0.37-0.rhel4.i386.rpm warning: MySQL-server-community-5.0.37-0.rhel4.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID 5072e1f5 PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER ! To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands: /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h tophat.northwayhome.com password 'new-password' See the manual for more instructions. Please report any problems with the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script! The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at http://www.mysql.com Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at http://shop.mysql.com Starting MySQL../etc/init.d/mysql: line 151: kill: (10875) - No such process [FAILED] [root at tophat ~]# cd /etc [root at tophat etc]# ls Copied MISSING MY.CNF FROM WEB SITE [root at tophat etc]# more my.cnf [mysqld] dir=/usr/local/mysql/var socket=/var/tmp/mysql.sock port=3306 user=mysql [mysql.server] basedir=/usr/local/mysql Modified MY.CNF FILE [root at tophat etc]# vi my.cnf [mysqld] dir=/usr/local/mysql/var socket=/var/tmp/mysql.sock port=3306 user=mysql [mysql.server] #basedir=/usr/local/mysql basedir=/var/lib/mysql [root at tophat etc]# service mysql start Starting MySQLCouldn't find MySQL manager or server [FAILED] Stephen Goldman System Administrator MIT Biology sgoldman at mit.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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