How to let mysql automatically start ?

[ieeestd802]

I am running Fedora with mysql installed and mysqld is under /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld, but
mysql will not auto-start at boot time, when I use:
/sbin/chkconfig --add mysql,
then it reports: error reading information on service mysql: No such file or directory.

Thanks.

[the-linux-guy]

first try # /sbin/service mysqld start
if mysqld starts, try /sbin/service mysqld on
at next boot, mysqld should start automaticly...

[gablaxian]

did you install mysql as an rpm or by downloading the binary from www.mysql.com ?

If you put mysql into a different directory than is normally used by the rpms, then you may have to edit the mysqld script and point it to where you installed mysql first.