look at the access privileges to the file
'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock'  and change them so that you can
write to it


On Wed  1. August 2001 11:44, Lars Freymark wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I have installed mysql 3.23.22. The Distribution is from the redhat cd. My
> problem is the following:
>
> I can do anything I want, if I am connected as linux root. But if I try to
> access a database when I am connected to linux as another user I get the
> error:
> [freymark@ecs-server freymark]$ mysql -u alten -p eichen
> Enter password:
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/var/lib/mysql/m
> ysql.sock' (111)
>
>
>
> thanks
>
>       Lars Freymark
>
>       Tel.: 0431/ 66870-0
>       Fax : 0431/ 66870-29
>       e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>       www.ecs-media.de
>
>
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