Hi, 2007/5/23, David R. Stites <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > pal-174-168:/sw/var root# ls -l > drwx------ 4 mysql mysql 136 Feb 9 21:33 mysql > > pal-174-168:/sw/var dstites$ sudo mysqld_safe & > [1] 1868 > > pal-174-168:/sw/var dstites$ mysqladmin create test > mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' > (2)' > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' exists! > > I double checked that all the permissions were set correctly to 700. At > first, it looked like mysqld started fine when I used sudo, however, when I > tried to create a test database, it looked like it was never started in the > first place. > > I will continue to look on the web site but if you have any quicker ideas, > let me know.
Ah... Maybe "sudo -l && sudo mysqld_safe &" instead of just executing "sudo mysqld_safe &"? Perhaps you were being prompted your password by the background job. -- ASARI Takashi @ Todai Fink Team http://fink.sodan.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
