'which mysql' just kicks back the expected '/usr/bin/mysql'
The MySQL install was clean.
Bobby
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Spahni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bobby Chopra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Connection through Unix Sockets
> On Fri, 14 Sep 2001, Bobby Chopra wrote:
>
> > Slight problem that's confusing me a bit.
> >
> > Upon connection to mysql using 'localhost' I get the age old error
'Can't
> > connect ... through /tmp/mysql.sock'
> >
> > Before anyone screams - read the archive etc. I have tackled this
problem
> > before but this time I am slightly confused.
> >
> > The socket that mysql should be using is '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock',
and if
> > I run mysqladmin version/variables I get this path echoed back at me,
but
> > the connection error throughs back '/tmp/mysql.sock' as the path.
> >
> > Have I just fouled up this time, or is there something a little strange
> > about this set-up (Cobalt RaQ4i).
>
> Bobby,
>
> could it be that you have an old version of the client in your exec path?
>
> what does PROMPT> which mysql
> say??
>
> Thomas
>
>
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