On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Rahul P <rahul986@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks. I just stopped mysql and when I try to start it again it throws
> another set of errors:
>
> chown: changing ownership of `/home-public/mysql6': Operation not permitted
>
> So I guess something is messed up completely. I wish I installed it better.
> Now the installing is messed up I guess with all sorts of bad files. I will
> try Google now...
>
> Thanks for the help... :)
>

one benefit of package managers is that they let you uninstall and reinstall
easily. are you using yum or apt-get ? in your first post you included
both the commands.. anyway, id just uninstall and reinstall it; should take
10 minutes or so.

-nathan