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When I execute the command: '/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --user=mysql &'

mysql shuts down and gives me the following error:

Fatal error: Can't open privilege tables: Table 'mysql.host' doesn't exist

and yes I RTFM.....



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See if you can get it started with this:

/usr/local/libexec/mysqld --skip-grant &

If it starts, check to see if the host table is there. I checked google but it didn't come with much of anything useful.



[This message has been edited by Piper (edited 05-16-2003).]

Ok thanks, I got it working, I had to go to webmokey and they showed me what to do.



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