Can't get mysql to start

[Michael Satterwhite]

Arthur Pemberton wrote:
> On 11/27/06, Michael Satterwhite <michael at weblore.com> wrote:
>> I just installed Fedora Core 5, and I'm trying to get my mysql server
>> up. It shows as installed in rpm. When (as root) I run mysqld_safe, I get
>>
>>      Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
>>      STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
>>      061126 16:03:40  mysqld ended
>>
>> I have run chkconfig mysqld on, but I can't get the server to start. Any
>> and all help greatly appreciated.
>>
>> ---Michael
>>
> 
> Send us the output of `service mysqld status` and the contents of
> /var/log/mysqld.log (stripping any personal data if any of course)
> 

I would have been happy to, but with the "service mysqld start" I was
told of in the last message, it's now working.

Thanks much
---Michael