I installed 5.0.27 from the RPM and after it installed, it tried to start but failed:
Starting MySQL........................................ERROR
When I manually run mysqld_safe, it stalls and I have to restart the ssh connection. It is running when I log back in.
If I reboot, it will not auto start, I have to run mysqld_safe whichs locks up the ssh session, but when I log in, it is running.
What could be causing it to act this way. I have never ran into this on other MySQL installs and it is annoying...esp if I reboot. I have to make sure to manually run it and then restart the connection so I can access the server. I am running CentOS 4