No, I had not initialized it and that was part of the problem. I found an error log in /var/lib/mysql and googling the last error before the server shutdown led me to the MySQL forum and it turned out that the solution was:


rm -rf /var/lib/mysql
cd /usr/lib
./mysql_install_db --user=mysql --ldata ...

I've tried both methods and it seems to start and then immediately stop.


root[glen]# chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld
root[glen]# chown -R mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql
root[glen]# /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld start
root[glen]# nohup: redirecting stderr to stdout
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var ...

Hello All,

I am new to Salix and slackware. I've installed MySQL and checked the box for mysqld in the 'Startup Services' dialog. However, it does not appear to be starting:


glen[~]$ mysql -u root
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock ...