when i try starting the server this is what i get

root@wilson-laptop:/usr/local/mysql# bin/mysqld_safe—defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf &
[1] 22888
root@wilson-laptop:/usr/local/mysql# nohup: ignoring input and redirecting stderr to stdout
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /usr/local/mysql/data
STOPPING server from pid file /usr/local/mysql/data/wilson-laptop.pid
081026 09:27:12 mysqld ended

[1]+  Done             bin/mysqld_safe—defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf
root@wilson-laptop:/usr/local/mysql#

Hi Wilson

It looks like Infobright server stops just after it started although you are using proper command to start it. Probably the server is already running in your system. You can look at bh.err and brighthouse.log files in data folder (/usr/local/mysql/data) to see the error details.

This can also happen if there is insufficient memory in your system. If this is the case then please edit brighthouse.ini (can be found in your data folder) and comment out the the memory settings parameters or set them to lower values. After save the settings restart the server.

Memory setting parameters are in brighthouse.ini file:
ServerMainHeapSize = ...
ServerCompressedHeapSize = ...
LoaderMainHeapSize = ...

However if the problem continues you can attach your log files, brighthouse.ini and /etc/my.cnf for us to investigate.

best regards