[NTLUG:Discuss] wierd MySQL problem
Raymond Norton
ray at lctn.k12.mn.us
Sat Dec 8 08:06:44 CST 2001
Thanks. I did manage to uninstall it, and reinstall, but both times
mysqladmin does not show up. I have looked in the proper locations, and did
a "locate", but it is no where to be found. Any ideas how I can resolve
this?
Raymond
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack Snodgrass" <idiotboy at cybermail.net>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 7:56 AM
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] wierd MySQL problem
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Raymond Norton" <ray at lctn.k12.mn.us>
> To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 07, 2001 8:11 PM
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] wierd MySQL problem
>
>
> > 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"
> so ... it's installed...
>
> > When I do rpm -e MySQL-2.23.46-1.i386.rpm I get "Not installed"
>
> you would do rpm -e MySQL-2.23.46-1 if you wanted to uninstall it.
>
> do a
> rpm -q -a | sort
> to list of of the packages that are installed. the package names don't
> include
> the .rpm or machine time extensions that are part of the package name.
>
> >
> > When I do -q MySQL* I get "package MySQL-3.23.46-1.i386.rpm is not
> > installed"
>
> your asking if the file you have on disk ( MySQL-3.23.46-1.i386.rpm ) is
> installed. You want to do a
> rpm -q -a | grep -i sql
> to list all of the packages that are installed ( rpm -q -a ) and then find
> if any
> contain the letters ( in any case ) sql ( -i sql )
>
>
> > "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?
>
> RedHat packaged mysql in diffeent groups. mysql, mysql-client, and
> mysql-server.
> I don't know what's in the different packages. Make sure that they are all
> installed.
> It may not install mysqladmin in your path. you may have to figure out
where
> it
> gets intalled and run it from that path.
>
> jack
>
>
>
> >
> > Raymond
> >
> >
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