>>>>> "jda" == jda <jda@stripped> writes:
>> Description:
jda> I am running mysql on a powermac 7200 running linux. I can start it
jda> with safe_mysqld --skip-grant or mysqld --skip-grant. Three threads
jda> appear. I can perform one operation. Then the middle numbered thread
jda> becomes a zombie, and I cannot connect again:
jda> ps aux
jda> ...
jda> root 4079 0.0 0.0 0 0 p2 SW 21:21 0:00 ./sql/mysqld
> --skip-grant
jda> root 4080 0.0 1.9 5416 1216 p2 S 23:25 0:00 ./sql/mysqld
> --skip-grant
jda> root 4081 0.0 1.9 5416 1216 p2 S 23:25 0:00 ./sql/mysqld
> --skip-grant
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Hi!
To find this problem, you must compile MySQL with --with-debug=yes and
run mysql under gdb to find out where it dies. If you can get a back
trace of this, I may be able to help you further.
The manual section: 'How to debug the MySQL server' describes this!
Regards,
Monty