See below: > oops, Mac OS X. > > on 6/23/02 10:16 PM, Danny, typed: > > > Hello, > > > > What version of UNIX are you running? > > Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, BSDI? > > > > You can find that out my typing in uname -a . . . > > > >> Hi, > >> I hope I'm at the right list! > >> > >> I'm trying to start mysql -I have installed the db. > >> > >> Now I'm getting the following: > >> > >> [localhost:~] lloyd% sudo safe_mysqld --user=root & > >> [1] 630 > >> [localhost:~] lloyd% Starting mysqld daemon with databases from > >> /usr/local/mysql/data > >> 020623 20:25:20 mysqld ended > >> > >> mysqladmin version > >> ./bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > >> error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > > '/tmp/mysql.sock' > >> (61)' > >> Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' > > exists!
So does the socket exist? If it exists, are the permissions correct for the user you have mySQL running as? > >> [1] + Done sudo safe_mysqld --user=root > >> [localhost:~] lloyd% mysql > >> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > >> '/tmp/mysql.sock' (61) > >> > >> What do I need to do, please? I myself made the directory to store the sockets in by hand. I doubt that was the right thing to do, but I was able to get mySQL to run, query the permissions table from the command line, etc. > >> (Does this list have a searchable archive?) Look here: http://www.mysql.com/documentation/searchlists.html Also, the AIMS group (MARC) list (un-official?): http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=mysql&r=1&w=2 -- Joel Rees <[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
