Assuming Linux, check where it's listening using "netstat -lptn".
lx <lxlenovos...@gmail.com> wrote: >hi all: > I'm a new one. I have a mysql server in 192.168.27.72 , and a mysql >client in 192.168.23.73. >I use this way: > mysql -h 192.168.27.72 -u root -p > >the ERROR message is: >ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on '192.168.27.72' >(111) > >######################################################################### >mysql> select host, user, password from user; >+-----------------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+ >| host | user | password > | >+-----------------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+ >| localhost | root | 023c30696e164488 > | >| vps192168027072 | root | > | >| 127.0.0.1 | root | > | >| localhost | | > | >| vps192168027072 | | > | >| localhost | monty | 0fc756bc026507b2 > | >| % | monty | 0fc756bc026507b2 > | >| localhost | gdnscenter | 184a22a73852ad5b > | >| % | gdns_replication | 2dbc2f8719c4ffcd > | >| % | root | 023c30696e164488 > | >| 192.168.23.73 | root | >*EAB821151A3DE1A8FA76CD28D8F3BBD2389751F6 | >| 0.0.0.0 | root | >*EAB821151A3DE1A8FA76CD28D8F3BBD2389751F6 | >+-----------------+------------------+-------------------------------------------+ >12 rows in set (0.00 sec) >######################################################################### > >And in 192.168.27.72 >######################################################################### >service iptables status >Firewall is stopped. >######################################################################### > >and there are not "bind-address " and "skip_networking" in my.cnf 。 > > >I have installed the mysql in this way: >######################################################################### >yum -y install mysql-server > >#vim /etc/my.cnf >[mysqld] >datadir=/var/lib/mysql >socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock ># Default to using old password format for compatibility with mysql 3.x ># clients (those using the mysqlclient10 compatibility package). >old_passwords=1 >default-character-set = utf8 > > >[mysql] >default-character-set = utf8 > > >[root@sample ~]# chkconfig mysqld on >[root@sample ~]# chkconfig --list mysqld >mysqld 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off > > >chattr -i /etc/group >chattr -i /etc/passwd >chattr -i /etc/shadow >chattr -i /etc/gshadow >useradd mysql >chattr +i /etc/group >chattr +i /etc/passwd >chattr +i /etc/shadow >chattr +i /etc/gshadow > > >chown mysql /var/run/mysqld/ > >cd /var/lib/mysql >chown mysql -R * >cd – > > >mysql_install_db --user=mysql --ldata=/var/lib/mysql > > >[root@sample ~]# /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysqld start > >######################################################################### > > >Thank you -- Sent from Kaiten Mail. Please excuse my brevity.