[NTLUG:Discuss] wierd MySQL problem

[Raymond Norton]

I just installed MySQL-2.23.46-1.i386.rpm on RedHat 7.1 Once done I was
going to set the root password as per the instructions. I couldn't find
mysqladmin, so I was instructed to install the matching client, but still no
mysqladmin. This is what I get:

When I do rpm -i MySQL-2.23.46-1.i386.rpm I get "Already installed"

When I do rpm -e MySQL-2.23.46-1.i386.rpm  I get "Not installed"


When I do -q MySQL* I get "package MySQL-3.23.46-1.i386.rpm is not
installed"

"package MySQL-client-3.23.46-1.i386.rpm not installed"

Then of course the best part is mysqld is running.

 I checked  for an existing  MySQL install before attempting to
install the  new rpm, and it said there was none. Is there a possibility
there was a previous version? How would I check to see what version "is
running"? The bigger question is how can I straighten this out?





Raymond