How can i remove mysql and install a fresh copy and with default settings because i messed up everything.can somebody give me the exact guide.
I manage to sort that out,the problem was the user-priviledges, now i got the problem with clamd.It fails to restart This is the error: [root@server1 ~]# service clamd start Starting Clam AntiVirus Daemon: LibClamAV Error: cli_loaddbdir(): Can't open directory /var/clamav ERROR: Can't open file or directory [FAILED] And got this in the messages: Oct 20 06:55:49 server1 clamd[4200]: No stats for Database check - forcing reload Oct 20 06:55:49 server1 clamd[4200]: Reading databases from /var/clamav Oct 20 06:55:51 server1 clamd[4200]: Database correctly reloaded (632783 signatures) Oct 20 06:58:53 server1 clamd[4424]: clamd daemon 0.95.2 (OS: linux-gnu, ARCH: x86_64, CPU: x86_64) Oct 20 06:58:53 server1 clamd[4424]: Running as user clamav (UID 101, GID 105) Oct 20 06:58:53 server1 clamd[4424]: Log file size limit disabled. Oct 20 06:58:53 server1 clamd[4424]: Reading databases from /var/clamav Oct 20 06:58:53 server1 clamd[4424]: Not loading PUA signatures. Oct 20 06:58:53 server1 clamd[4424]: Can't open file or directory I'm using centos 5.3 Please help.
[root@server1 ~]# ls -la /var/ total 228 drwxr-xr-x 28 root root 4096 Oct 20 06:30 . drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Oct 20 00:14 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Oct 20 12:00 account drwxr-x--- 6 amavis amavis 4096 Oct 20 06:36 amavis drwxr-xr-x 13 root root 4096 Oct 20 12:15 cache drwxr-xr-x 2 clamav clamav 4096 Oct 21 04:02 clamav drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 17 2007 cvs drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 20 12:00 db drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 20 12:03 empty drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 20 12:03 ftp drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 11 2009 games drwxrwx--T 2 root gdm 4096 Sep 5 23:07 gdm drwxr-xr-x 32 root root 4096 Oct 20 04:58 lib drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 11 2009 local drwxrwxr-x 5 root lock 4096 Oct 21 04:04 lock drwxr-xr-x 17 root root 4096 Oct 21 04:04 log lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Oct 20 11:56 mail -> spool/mail drwxr-x--- 5 root named 4096 Jul 30 02:54 named drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 11 2009 nis drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 11 2009 opt drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Mar 11 2009 preserve drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 21 2009 racoon drwxr-xr-x 25 root root 4096 Oct 21 22:14 run drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Oct 20 05:47 spool drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 Oct 21 04:02 tmp drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jan 7 2007 tux drwxr-x--- 2 amavis amavis 4096 Jul 19 15:59 virusmails drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 14 12:06 www drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Oct 20 12:03 yp