Hi, I've had the same problem, and after i remembered i used a symbolic link to solve this problem.
Try this.... cd /tmp ln -s /var/lib/mysql mysql.sock Then try again to start Mysql. Regards Tuffy <---> http://www.tuffy.dk <---> -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: mweb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sendt: 18. november 2001 11:02 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Mysql start on RH Linux 7.1 Hello, I have the following Mysql installed on a RH 7.1 PC: mysql-server-3.23.36-1 mysql-3.23.36-1 mysql-devel-3.23.36-1 php-mysql-4.0.4pl1-9 mysqlclient9-3.23.22-4 unixODBC-mysql-2.0.7-1 If I try to start Mysql as root, as explained in: http://www.mysql.com/doc/S/t/Starting_server.html I get the following errors (this is the first time I ever do Mysql stuff on this particular box). I have not clear what I should do *before* starting to use Mysql for the first time. I was going to just create databases and insert tables in them at the prompt, but I'm stuck before that point. THe errors I get as root are: [root@po bin]# safe_mysqld & [1] 22725 [root@po bin]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 011118 10:52:56 mysqld ended [root@po bin]# mysqladmin variables mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)' Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists! mysql.sock does exists If I try as normal user: [mweb@po mweb]$ safe_mysqld Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql /usr/bin/safe_mysqld: /var/log/mysqld.log: Permission denied rm: cannot unlink `/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock': Permission denied /usr/bin/safe_mysqld: /var/log/mysqld.log: Permission denied tee: /var/log/mysqld.log: Permission denied [mweb@po mweb]$ /usr/libexec/mysqld 011118 10:50:52 Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Address already in use 011118 10:50:52 Do you already have another mysqld server running on socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock ? 011118 10:50:52 Aborting --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
