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On 19/06/06, Neil Winchurst <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "Aaron Trevena" <aaron.trevena@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Any joy with mysql? > > > > A. > > > Well, I have a version installed. When I run > /usr/share/mysql/mysql.server start & > as root it says OK. > > Then, when I try to run it, just with 'mysql', I get the message > > Can't connect to local mysql server through socket > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) > > And indeed when I look in the folder there is no such file. Hmm.. you want to make sure that's where the socket is in the configuration file.. look for my.cnf and check the location of the socket there.. A. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html