Hello.
It is a fresh, brand new :) bug: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=11297 Elton Hughes wrote: > Hello All, > > I am trying to install MySQL 4.1.12 on my Powermac G4. My OS is 10.4.1. > I downloaded the binary distribution from the MySQL website. I > uncompressed it and opened the .dmg installer. I ran the installer. > Where it prompted for the Administrator's password, I gave it. The > installation completed successfully. I then followed the instructions > and installed the StartUp item without problem. I then tried to access > the database and I get the following message: > > -> mysql -u root > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) > -> > > Should the installer have installed mysql.sock in /tmp on Macs running > OS 10.4.1? Is there a step I missed or is missing in the documentation? > Can MySQL run on a Mac using 10.4.1? > > Thank you for your time. > > Elton > > > ========================================================= > NOVA 505 W. Olive Ave. Suite 550 > Elton Hughes (IT) Sunnyvale CA 94086 > Phone: 408-730-7235 Fax: 408-730-7643 > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]