linux9下，安装mysql问题

xiongzhixin

[root@localhost mysql-4.0.27]# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib/mysql
[root@localhost mysql-4.0.27]# make
[root@localhost mysql-4.0.27]# make install

安装后出现以下提示：
make[3]: Leaving directory `/home/tools/mysql-4.0.27/support-files'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/tools/mysql-4.0.27/support-files'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/tools/mysql-4.0.27/support-files'

然后我启动mysql：
[root@localhost mysql]# /usr/local/mysql/share/mysql/mysql.server  start

但是出现以下错误：
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

我查看了一下/var/lib/mysql这个目录是空的

请问如何才能将mysql启动成功，请高手指点，谢谢！

cbs20

1）看看/var/lib/mysql 的目录权限
2）修改my.cnf 关于mysql.sock 的默认目录
3）或者启动时指定mysql.sock的 目录地址