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On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 02:58:58PM +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > I have now found out that I was following the user manual and entering > mysqld_safe --user=mysql & (as root) and this did not work. Yesterday I > must have done something that worked and this morning the server was > still running. > > Some research has shown me that, as root, I just enter > mysqld_safe & and away she goes. I must not include the bit about user > and mysql. To stop the server I use 'mysqldadmin shutdown' (as root). > Now I can play a bit. You do have a mysql user on your machine don't you? Genrally it's not a good idea to run things like mysql as root, as a buffer overflow or similar will give a hacker root access. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html