mysql.sock doesn't exist on the hard drive.
>Originator: Charlie & >Organization: <organization of PR author (multiple lines)> >MySQL support: [none | licence | email support | extended email support ] >Synopsis: <synopsis of the problem (one line)> >Severity: <[ non-critical | serious | critical ] (one line)> >Priority: <[ low | medium | high ] (one line)> failed-mysql-bugreport SEND-PR: -*- send-pr -*- SEND-PR: Lines starting with `SEND-PR' will be removed automatically, as SEND-PR: will all comments (text enclosed in `<' and `>'). SEND-PR: From: root To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: [50 character or so descriptive subject here (for reference)] >Description: <precise description of the problem (multiple lines)> >How-To-Repeat: <code/input/activities to reproduce the problem (multiple lines)> >Fix: <how to correct or work around the problem, if known (multiple lines)> >Submitter-Id: <submitter ID> >Originator: Charlie & >Organization: <organization of PR author (multiple lines)> >MySQL support: [none | licence | email support | extended email support ] >Synopsis: <synopsis of the problem (one line)> >Severity: <[ non-critical | serious | critical ] (one line)> >Priority: <[ low | medium | high ] (one line)> >Category: mysql >Class: <[ sw-bug | doc-bug | change-request | support ] (one line)> >Release: mysql-6.0.7-alpha (FreeBSD port: mysql-client-6.0.7) >C compiler: cc (GCC) 4.2.1 20070719 [FreeBSD] >C++ compiler: c++ (GCC) 4.2.1 20070719 [FreeBSD] >Environment: <machine, os, target, libraries (multiple lines)> System: FreeBSD kenny.tech39.net 7.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE #0: Sun Feb 24 19:59:52 UTC 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 Some paths: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/make /usr/local/bin/gmake /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc GCC: Using built-in specs. Target: i386-undermydesk-freebsd Configured with: FreeBSD/i386 system compiler Thread model: posix gcc version 4.2.1 20070719 [FreeBSD] Compilation info (call): CC='cc' CFLAGS='-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe ' CXX='c++' CXXFLAGS='-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -felide-constructors -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions' LDFLAGS='' ASFLAGS='' Compilation info (used): CC='cc' CFLAGS=' -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe ' CXX='c++' CXXFLAGS=' -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe - O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -felide-constructors -fno-rtti -fno- exceptions -fno-implicit-templates -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -DMYSQLD_NET_RETRY_COUNT=1000000 ' LDFLAGS=' ' ASFLAGS='' LIBC: -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 1026692 Feb 24 2008 /lib/libc.so.7 -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 2127736 Feb 24 2008 /usr/lib/libc.a lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 14 Aug 26 13:53 /usr/lib/libc.so -> /lib/libc. so.7 Configure command: ./configure '--localstatedir=/var/db/mysql' '- -infodir=/usr/local/info' '--without-debug' '--without-readline' '--without-libedit' '--with-libwrap' '--with-mysqlfs' '--with-low- memory' '--with-comment=FreeBSD port: mysql-client-6.0.7' '--enable- thread-safe-client' '--with-plugins=max-no-ndb' '--enable-assembler' '--with-named-thread-libs=-pthread' '--without-server' '--prefix=/usr/local' '--mandir=/usr/local/man' '--infodir=/usr/local/info/' '--build=i386- portbld-freebsd7.0' 'build_alias=i386-portbld-freebsd7.0' 'CC=cc' 'CFLAGS=-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe ' 'CXX=c++' 'CXXFLAGS=-O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -felide- constructors -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions' kenny# ./mysqladmin create databasename /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! kenny# find / -name mysql.sock & kenny# [1] Done find / -name mysql.sock kenny# Nothing, zip, nada, the file doesn't exist on the hard drive. How do I create it? lot of other users are having the same problem, I haven't found a solution yet. Thanks Bob =================================================================== EASY and FREE access to your email anywhere: http://Mailreader.com/ =================================================================== -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]