mysql_st> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql -u root -p Text Enter password: ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
OK. The background is that mysql was started at the end of April and then not touched since. (not used to access anything, etc). The hostmachine was not restarted, either. The sticky bit in /tmp is set. I don't set up some other socket file in my.cnf. A careful perusal of ps -elf shows nothing named mysql or subset thereof seems to be running. This is sun solaris ultra 450. What I'm thinking is that mysqld shut down for some random reason and with it the socket vamooses as well? I'm trying to figure out what is going *on* here. I update some stuff about once a quarter with mysql but every single time I come back to it, despite having carefully set it up to work last time, I get this crap, try to restart mysqld, have a hell of a time doing so, and end up reinstalling the whole damn thing, only to start over again next time. Well this time, I'm yapping for help before touching a single thing, because I don't want to do this *again*. What is happening? --Cindy -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
