MySQL Operation

Issue: Error when trying to log into MySQL (./bin/mysql):

Error Messages:

• error while loading shared libraries: libtinfo.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

• error while loading shared libraries: libncurses.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Troubleshooting Options

• Create Symlinks for Missing Libraries (if libtinfo.so.6 and libncurses.so.6 exist in the OS):

  Commands

  ln -s /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.6 /usr/lib64/libncurses.so.5

  ln -s /usr/lib64/libtinfo.so.6 /usr/lib64/libtinfo.so.5

• Install the Required Package using the following command:

  yum install ncurses-compat-libs