I was rearranging the stduser permissions to allow it to check passwords stored outside of the standard mysql db. ie adding select permissions. After making changes and right when I clicked reload mysql in phpMyAdmin I received the message stating I was disconnected during query (exact text no longer available) And every attempt to login on the console or through the web after that generates the following message: MySQL Connection Failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) I rebooted the entire system and still get the same message even if I try to login at the console with the following command mysql -u root -p It allows me to enter and verify password for root but then kicks me out. Any ideas on what may have happened and what might be required to fix this? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php