MayBe itīs late, but did you try to run the db server with user and permissions ??
M. ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Blain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Cal Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Quentin Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 9:01 PM Subject: RE: mysql.sock?? > yup > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cal Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:05 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Quentin Bennett; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: mysql.sock?? > > > did you run install_db before trying to fire it up? > > On Wed, 2001-12-19 at 21:52, Mike Blain wrote: > > error file says: > > > > 011219 18:24:58 mysqld started > > 011219 18:24:58 /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld: Can't find file: > > './mysql/host.frm' (errno: 13) > > 011219 18:24:58 mysqld ended > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cal Evans [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:50 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: Quentin Bennett; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: mysql.sock?? > > > > > > Check your error log. What does it say? There is a reason that it won't > > start. > > > > Cal > > > > > > On Wed, 2001-12-19 at 21:19, Mike Blain wrote: > > > I keep trying to start it and get this: > > > > > > [root@linuxdev1 mysql-3.23.46]# > > > /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql & > > > [1] 1822 > > > [root@linuxdev1 mysql-3.23.46]# Starting mysqld daemon with databases > from > > > /usr/local/mysql/var > > > 011219 18:21:40 mysqld ended > > > > > > It stats and immediately stops. Been combing forums and install > > instructions > > > for info on this and haven't had much luck. > > > > > > keep trying this to no avail as well: > > > > > > [root@linuxdev1 mysql-3.23.46]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start > > > bash: /etc/init.d/mysqld: No such file or directory > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Quentin Bennett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 5:44 PM > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: mysql.sock?? > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > mysqld will create it when it runs - have you started the server? > > > > > > Quentin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mike Blain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Thursday, 20 December 2001 2:07 p.m. > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: mysql.sock?? > > > > > > > > > > > > I just recently installed MySQL from source. Trying to set the root > > password > > > and keep getting this error: > > > > > > /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > > > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > > '/tmp/mysql.sock' > > > (111)' > > > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' > > exists! > > > > > > How do I create mysql.sock? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Mike > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > > > > > > The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential > > > and intended for the addressee only. 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