Installation Problem

[Ranjith_5]

Hi Experts,

I am trying to install netflow software in my linux box. It require mysql and apache as pre-requisites.
There is an SOP given to me for installation but it doesnt work.

I did the following.

1. Freshly installed Redhat linux Enterprise 3.0 selecting EVERYTHING.
2. Hoping that all the commands are available tried to use mysqladmin command but it was not available.
3. Downloaded mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3.i386.rpm
4.Now mysqladmin command is available.
5. I am trying to create a nf database in mysql using #mysqladmin -u root create nf
6.Here it gives me an error as follows.
mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)'
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists

mysqld is not running
When I am trying to start the mysqld using safe_mysqld its just shows mysqld ended.

What cud be the problem?

Many Thanks in Advance.

Regards,
Syam

[Ranjith_5]

Hi folks,
I cud solve it after doing
#safe_mysqld --user=root

Closing the thread.

Syam