Can you post the output of the commands that are failing?<div><br></div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Mike Nolte <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:obiwanmikenolte@gmail.com" target="_blank">obiwanmikenolte@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Tim,<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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").<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
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On 7/20/2012 8:10 AM, Jug Knot wrote:<br>
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<br>
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.<br>
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<br>
given here -<br>
<br>
1. <a href="http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/20379/centos-6-default-installation-options" target="_blank">A
Good Description of the Base Packages installation software is
given here</a>.<br>
<br>
2. My current objective is to install a <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Network_Admin" target="_blank">WordPress Server
(Network Administration/Multisite platform) </a>that allows for
multiple WordPress websites to be tested.<br>
<br>
3. My 'minimum requirements' include a Desktop/GUI interface,
basic LAMP functionality. This seems simple (it is not!)<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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<br>
attempts to 'yum install mysql mysql-server, php-mysql' or
variations (add SW packages from Admin Tools) invariably lead to
#$%^& like<br>
'Denied access to 'root' (or '')@ 'localhost'. Countless web
postings with step-by-step instructions on 'MySql' install are
mind-numbing and ineffective.<br>
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.<br>
<br>
6. Yesterday, I tried a different route --> Install Database
Server. This yielded a functioning MySql environment. Simple
attempts to install the GUI like<br>
'yum groupinstall Desktop' or 'yum groupinstall X11' failed
repeatedly.<br>
<br>
7. My HW/SW vendor swears by a 'Install Minimum' base image and
adding all required SW thru the Admin menus.<br>
<br>
Flame off. Advice welcome.<br>
<br>
Tim<br>
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