Comments - Installing MariaDB with yum/dnf

I installed it by running below, but I have problem starting it. Detailed info is shown at the bottom.

1. sudo yum install MariaDB-server MariaDB-client [root@localhost yum.repos.d]# sudo yum install MariaDB-server MariaDB-client Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, refresh-packagekit, security Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile

• base: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
• extras: mirror.sov.uk.goscomb.net
• updates: centos.serverspace.co.uk mariadb | 1.9 kB 00:00 mariadb/primary_db | 22 kB 00:00 Setting up Install Process Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package MariaDB-client.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: MariaDB-common for package: MariaDB-client-10.0.8-1.x86_64 ---> Package MariaDB-server.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: perl(DBI) for package: MariaDB-server-10.0.8-1.x86_64 --> Running transaction check ---> Package MariaDB-common.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: MariaDB-compat for package: MariaDB-common-10.0.8-1.x86_64 ---> Package perl-DBI.x86_64 0:1.609-4.el6 will be installed --> Running transaction check ---> Package MariaDB-compat.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

Package Arch Version Repository Size

Installing: MariaDB-client x86_64 10.0.8-1 mariadb 11 M MariaDB-server x86_64 10.0.8-1 mariadb 41 M Installing for dependencies: MariaDB-common x86_64 10.0.8-1 mariadb 23 k MariaDB-compat x86_64 10.0.8-1 mariadb 2.7 M perl-DBI x86_64 1.609-4.el6 base 705 k

Transaction Summary

Install 5 Package(s)

Total download size: 55 M Installed size: 235 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: (1/5): MariaDB-10.0.8-centos6-x86_64-client.rpm | 11 MB 01:40 (2/5): MariaDB-10.0.8-centos6-x86_64-common.rpm | 23 kB 00:00 (3/5): MariaDB-10.0.8-centos6-x86_64-compat.rpm | 2.7 MB 00:12 (4/5): MariaDB-10.0.8-centos6-x86_64-server.rpm | 41 MB 04:01 (5/5): perl-DBI-1.609-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | 705 kB 00:01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 157 kB/s | 55 MB 05:57 warning: rpmts_HdrFromFdno: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID 1bb943db: NOKEY Retrieving key from https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB Importing GPG key 0x1BB943DB: Userid: "Daniel Bartholomew (Monty Program signing key) <dbart@askmonty.org>" From : https://yum.mariadb.org/RPM-GPG-KEY-MariaDB Is this ok [y/N]: y Running rpm_check_debug Running Transaction Test Transaction Test Succeeded

Running Transaction Installing : perl-DBI-1.609-4.el6.x86_64 1/5 Installing : MariaDB-compat-10.0.8-1.x86_64 2/5 Installing : MariaDB-common-10.0.8-1.x86_64 3/5 Installing : MariaDB-server-10.0.8-1.x86_64 4/5 chown: invalid user: `mysql:mysql' chown: invalid user: `mysql' Cannot change ownership of the database directories to the 'mysql' user. Check that you have the necessary permissions and try again. chown: invalid user: `mysql:mysql' Installing : MariaDB-client-10.0.8-1.x86_64 5/5 Verifying : MariaDB-common-10.0.8-1.x86_64 1/5 Verifying : MariaDB-compat-10.0.8-1.x86_64 2/5 Verifying : MariaDB-server-10.0.8-1.x86_64 3/5 Verifying : MariaDB-client-10.0.8-1.x86_64 4/5 Verifying : perl-DBI-1.609-4.el6.x86_64 5/5

Installed: MariaDB-client.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1 MariaDB-server.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1

Dependency Installed: MariaDB-common.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1 MariaDB-compat.x86_64 0:10.0.8-1 perl-DBI.x86_64 0:1.609-4.el6

Complete!

[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# mysql

ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2 "No such file or directory")

[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# /sbin/service mysql start

Starting MySQL... ERROR! The server quit without updating PID file (/var/lib/mysql/localhost.localdomain.pid).

[root@localhost yum.repos.d]# /sbin/service mysql status

ERROR! MySQL is not running, but lock file (/var/lock/subsys/mysql) exists [root@localhost yum.repos.d]#