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 A.1 How to Determine What Is Causing a Problem
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 When you run into a problem, the first thing you should do is to find
 out which program or piece of equipment is causing it:
 
    * If you have one of the following symptoms, then it is probably a
      hardware problems (such as memory, motherboard, CPU, or hard disk)
      or kernel problem:
         - The keyboard doesn't work.  This can normally be checked by
           pressing the Caps Lock key. If the Caps Lock light doesn't
           change, you have to replace your keyboard.  (Before doing
           this, you should try to restart your computer and check all
           cables to the keyboard.)
 
         - The mouse pointer doesn't move.
 
         - The machine doesn't answer to a remote machine's pings.
 
         - Other programs that are not related to MySQL don't behave
           correctly.
 
         - Your system restarted unexpectedly. (A faulty user-level
           program should never be able to take down your system.)
 
      In this case, you should start by checking all your cables and run
      some diagnostic tool to check your hardware!  You should also
      check whether there are any patches, updates, or service packs for
      your operating system that could likely solve your problem.  Check
      also that all your libraries (such as `glibc') are up to date.
 
      It's always good to use a machine with ECC memory to discover
      memory problems early.
 
    * If your keyboard is locked up, you may be able to recover by
      logging in to your machine from another machine and executing
      `kbd_mode -a'.
 
    * Please examine your system log file (`/var/log/messages' or
      similar) for reasons for your problem.  If you think the problem
      is in MySQL, you should also examine MySQL's log files.  Log
      Files.
 
    * If you don't think you have hardware problems, you should try to
      find out which program is causing problems.  Try using `top',
      `ps', Task Manager, or some similar program, to check which
      program is taking all CPU or is locking the machine.
 
    * Use `top', `df', or a similar program to check whether you are out
      of memory, disk space, file descriptors, or some other critical
      resource.
 
    * If the problem is some runaway process, you can always try to kill
      it. If it doesn't want to die, there is probably a bug in the
      operating system.
 
 If after you have examined all other possibilities and you have
 concluded that the MySQL server or a MySQL client is causing the
 problem, it's time to create a bug report for our mailing list or our
 support team.  In the bug report, try to give a very detailed
 description of how the system is behaving and what you think is
 happening. You should also state why you think that MySQL is causing
 the problem.  Take into consideration all the situations in this
 chapter. State any problems exactly how they appear when you examine
 your system. Use the "copy and paste" method for any output and error
 messages from programs and log files.
 
 Try to describe in detail which program is not working and all symptoms
 you see.  We have in the past received many bug reports that state only
 "the system doesn't work."  This doesn't provide us with any
 information about what could be the problem.
 
 If a program fails, it's always useful to know the following
 information:
 
    * Has the program in question made a segmentation fault (did it dump
      core)?
 
    * Is the program taking up all available CPU time? Check with `top'.
      Let the program run for a while, it may simply be evaluating
      something computationally intensive.
 
    * If the `mysqld' server is causing problems, can you get any
      response from it with `mysqladmin -u root ping' or `mysqladmin -u
      root processlist'?
 
    * What does a client program say when you try to connect to the
      MySQL server?  (Try with `mysql', for example.) Does the client
      jam?  Do you get any output from the program?
 
 When sending a bug report, you should follow the outline described in
  Asking questions.
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