Hi !
Bob wrote:
> mysql.sock doesn't exist on the hard drive.
>
> [[...]]
>
> 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?
The server creates it, when starting.
1) The message said "Check that mysqld is running and ..."
I don't see a "ps" command showing this.
2) If you search in the file system, make sure you are not blocked by
permissions. On Linux, I would use "sudo find ..."
HTH,
Jörg
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