Ruben, Sunday, June 23, 2002, 10:51:59 AM, you wrote: RIS> Of course it's running. I can only get in as the root user RIS> of the system
Check where your mysql.sock is located and check permissions on the socket file. RIS> On 2002.06.23 03:51 Brandon McCombs wrote: >> >> >> Ruben I Safir wrote: >> > >> > I recently installed mysql on a new system and the client on works with root? >> > >> > Whats up? >> > >> > ruben@www2:~> !mys >> > mysql -p >> > Enter password: >> > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' >(2) >> > ruben@www2:~> >> >> mysqld isn't running. Launch mysqld then try using the mysql client to >> access the databases. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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