[clue] Comments on Base Install Packages (Centos 6.2)
Mike Nolte
obiwanmikenolte at gmail.com
Fri Jul 20 08:31:15 MDT 2012
Tim,
It's not exactly clear where it's failing, but there isn't a root
password in MySQL by default. I just did "yum -y install mysql
mysql-server" on a CentOS 6.2 VM. After starting MySQL (#
/etc/init.d/mysqld start), I was able to connect (# mysql -u root) with
no password. I tried this with SELinux enabled and disabled, with the
same result.
The groups that you mention aren't yum groups in CentOS 6.2. Try "yum
grouplist" to get a list of valid groups. When installing, don't forget
to quote the string or escape the spaces (e.g. # yum groupinstall "X
Window System").
Mike
On 7/20/2012 8:10 AM, Jug Knot wrote:
> List -
>
> I've posted a few 'Bang Head Here' notices over the past few weeks as
> I continue to test drive Centos 6.2 installations on a KVM
> (virtualized) platform.
> Lots of lessons learned so far, with no real setbacks (just remove a
> KVM instance and start over). I'd like some feedback on a few
> generalized observations
> given here -
>
> 1. A Good Description of the Base Packages installation software is
> given here
> <http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/20379/centos-6-default-installation-options>.
>
> 2. My current objective is to install a WordPress Server (Network
> Administration/Multisite platform)
> <http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin>that allows for multiple
> WordPress websites to be tested.
>
> 3. My 'minimum requirements' include a Desktop/GUI interface, basic
> LAMP functionality. This seems simple (it is not!)
>
> 4. The most 'successful' test I've run is with a LiveCD ISO which
> gives a scaled down version of what I'm looking for.
>
> 5. Multiple attempts with the 'Base Package' install have drained the
> ExCedrin Bottle. If I choose to 'Install Desktop' then the GUI works
> fine. Repeated
> attempts to 'yum install mysql mysql-server, php-mysql' or
> variations (add SW packages from Admin Tools) invariably lead to #$%^&
> like
> 'Denied access to 'root' (or '')@ 'localhost'. Countless web
> postings with step-by-step instructions on 'MySql' install are
> mind-numbing and ineffective.
> Advice like 'run mysqladmin.....' fail because the privileges
> aren't set right at installation. Running 'mysqld-safe with
> --skip-grant-tables' is not a solution, etc.
>
> 6. Yesterday, I tried a different route --> Install Database Server.
> This yielded a functioning MySql environment. Simple attempts to
> install the GUI like
> 'yum groupinstall Desktop' or 'yum groupinstall X11' failed
> repeatedly.
>
> 7. My HW/SW vendor swears by a 'Install Minimum' base image and adding
> all required SW thru the Admin menus.
>
> Flame off. Advice welcome.
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
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