Does the error file (hostname.err) have any messages? Regards, Bhavin. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:34 PM Subject: here we go again
> > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
