failed to install MySQL in RedHat Ent

[Ed Greshko]

jim martin wrote:
> yes.. it was, okay it is okay now
> 
> I did a up2date command to look for mysql-server rpm
> in RHN but it is not there.  see below. I had just
> subscribe the taroon list
> 
> [root at RH root]# up2date --showall | grep mysql
> libdbi-dbd-mysql-0.6.5-5.i386
> mod_auth_mysql-20030510-1.ent.i386
> mysql-3.23.58-2.3.i386
> mysql-bench-3.23.58-2.3.i386
> mysql-devel-3.23.58-2.3.i386
> php-mysql-4.3.2-19.ent.i386


https://rhn.redhat.com/network/software/channels/packages.pxt?cid=1194&lower=1&filter_string=my&alphabar_column=NVRE&upper=20


> 
> --- Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>
>>jim martin wrote:
>>
>>>Hi..I did try to up2date to download both package
>>
>>that
>>
>>>you mention 1) mysql-server
>>
>>2)mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3
>>
>>>but not found in RHN, see below
>>
>>Are you subscribed to the Extras channel as noted
>>below?  It looks like 
>>not....
>>
>>Have you logged into the RHN via the web and checked
>>the channel I've 
>>mentioned?
>>
>>FWIW, RHN is currently "experiencing technical
>>difficulties".
>>
>>
>>>[root at RH root]# uname -a
>>>Linux RH 2.4.21-20.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Nov 24
>>>20:34:01 EST 2004 i686 i686
>>>i386 GNU/Linux
>>>
>>>[root at RH root]# up2date -i mysql-server
>>>
>>>Fetching Obsoletes list for channel:
>>
>>rhel-i386-es-3...
>>
>>>Fetching rpm headers...
>>>########################################
>>>
>>>Name                                    Version   
>>
>>   
>>
>>>Rel
>>>
>>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
>>>
>>>The following packages you requested were not
>>
>>found:
>>
>>>mysql-server
>>>
>>>[root at RH root]# up2date -i
>>
>>mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3
>>
>>>Fetching Obsoletes list for channel:
>>
>>rhel-i386-es-3...
>>
>>>Fetching rpm headers...
>>>########################################
>>>
>>>Name                                    Version   
>>
>>   
>>
>>>Rel
>>>
>>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
>>>
>>>The following packages you requested were not
>>
>>found:
>>
>>>mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3
>>>--- Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>jim martin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi.. I have problem installing MySQL server in my
>>>>>RedHat Enterprises 3.0 box. It was not installed
>>>>
>>>>with
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>MySQL
>>>>>
>>>>>I used this command RH#up2date -d -i mysql and it
>>>>>download the mysql-3.23.58-2.3 from RHN
>>>>>
>>>>>But when I typed mysql -usa 
>>>>>ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server
>>>>>through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
>>>>>
>>>>>it means my sa password is wrong then what is
>>>>
>>>>default
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>password then ?
>>>>
>>>>Couple of things....
>>>>
>>>>1.  The taroon list is the best place for RHELv3
>>>>queries.
>>>>
>>>>2.  From RHN you want the mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3
>>>
>>>>from the Red Hat 
>>>
>>>>Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3 for x86) Extras channel.
>>>>
>>>>Ed
>>>>
>>>>
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