[thelist] MySQL and Ubuntu8.04

[Chris Dorer]

/etc/init.d/mysql initdb

is the way to initialize the db for fedora core. Also, you may wanna check
that you have started the mysql daemon,

/etc/init.d/mysql start

to check the status of the mysql daemon if ubuntu supports it.

/etc/init.d/mysql status


On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Kevin Timmins <kipper_timmins at live.co.uk>wrote:

> hrmm it might be that no db has been initialised,
> i've tried doing several workarounds with resetting persmissions etc. i'll
> check the ubuntu speific forums and see if they have any answers before
> unistalling it and see if i can figure it out that way.
>
> I was using sudo to start mysql ie try and run it through the root acount
> with admin privileges. but to no avail, so we shall see what happens
> kev
>
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> From: "Chris Dorer" <cdorer at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 7:13 PM
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> Subject: Re: [thelist] MySQL and Ubuntu8.04
>
> > It might be that you have not initialized the mysql db server first.
> >
> > Typically on fresh installs, you have the server binaries, but no db
> > initialized.  I'd also check for that
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Steve <marathon.durandal at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 02:29:49PM +0000, Kevin Timmins wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Hi there,
> >> > Yeah i tried the blank one and also tried many combinations of sudo
> >> > with
> >> various common passwords, ie password root admin etc etc etc
> >> > i think i am just going to completely uninstal it and then rebuild it,
> >> the person who did it originally was learning as he was setting it up so
> >> may
> >> not have know what was happening etc. i will keep ya'll posted though.
> >> > cheers
> >> > kev.
> >>
> >> I would ask on the Ubuntu specific lists as being based on Debian they
> >> probably have different default setups for MySQL then say Slackware or
> an
> >> RPM based distro has.
> >>
> >> My default Debian Lenny used a blank pwd originally.
> >>
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> >> Best Regards,
> >>
> >> Steve
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