On 20 May 2010 05:24, Kevin J. Cummings <cummings at kjchome.homeip.net> wrote: > Incorrect key file for table 'host'; try to repair it 1) backup a copy of /var/lib/mysql/mysql/ 2) myisamchk -r /var/lib/mysql/mysql/*.MYI 3) try starting MySQL assuming it now starts, then run mysql_upgrade -- Sam