From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 24 13:42:07 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0732316A41C for ; Tue, 24 May 2005 13:42:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from philip@xms.co.za) Received: from mail.int.xm.co.za (email.xm.co.za [196.23.175.112]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CBD843D1F for ; Tue, 24 May 2005 13:42:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from philip@xms.co.za) Received: from mailnull by mail.int.xm.co.za with virus-scanned (Exim 4.42 (FreeBSD)) id 1DaZnK-0005wO-Ob for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 24 May 2005 15:50:06 +0200 Received: from [192.168.1.227] (helo=linux.int.xm.co.za) by mail.int.xm.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.42 (FreeBSD)) id 1DaZnK-0005wJ-KE for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 24 May 2005 15:50:06 +0200 From: Philip Wege To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Organization: XM Solutions Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 15:38:32 -0700 Message-Id: <1116974312.4154.33.camel@linux.site> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Mysql startup question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: philip@xms.co.za List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 13:42:07 -0000 Hi When i run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server.sh start i get the following error : touch /var/db/mysql/mail.int.diesel-electric.com err: Permission denied chown /var/db/mysql/mail.int.diesel-electric.com cannot create /var/db/mysql/mail.int.diesel-electric.com Permission denied Running freebsd 5.3 , mysql installed from ports. Any ideas ?