[root@cflores root]# service mysqld start Initializing MySQL database: Preparing db table Preparing host table Preparing user table Preparing func table Preparing tables_priv table Preparing columns_priv table Installing all prepared tables Installation of grant tables failed! Examine the logs in /usr/local/mysql/data for more information. You can also try to start the mysqld daemon with: /usr/libexec/mysqld --skip-grant & You can use the command line tool /usr/bin/mysql to connect to the mysql database and look at the grant tables: shell> /usr/bin/mysql -u root mysql mysql> show tables Try 'mysqld --help' if you have problems with paths. Using --log gives you a log in /usr/local/mysql/data that may be helpful. The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at http://www.mysql.com Please consult the MySQL manual section: 'Problems running mysql_install_db', and the manual section that describes problems on your OS. Another information source is the MySQL email archive. Please check all of the above before mailing us! And if you do mail us, you MUST use the /usr/bin/mysqlbug script! mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/mysql/data': No such file or directory chmod: failed to get attributes of `/usr/local/mysql/data': No such file or directory mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/mysql/data/mysql': No such file or directory chmod: failed to get attributes of `/usr/local/mysql/data/mysql': No such file or directory mkdir: cannot create directory `/usr/local/mysql/data/test': No such file or directory chmod: failed to get attributes of `/usr/local/mysql/data/test': No such file or directory /usr/libexec/mysqld: Can't change dir to '/usr/local/mysql/data/' (Errcode: 2) 051126 3:31:35 Aborting 051126 3:31:35 /usr/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown Complete [FAILED]