>MySQL install do not create socket.This socket it's created when MySQL
>daemon it's started.
>My suggestion :
>1.check if you have already mysqld processes.
>2.
>    - Change the owner of directory which is created for mysql.sock from
>"root" to "mysql"
>    ...or
>    - Change in /etc/my.cnf(in [mysqld] section) the name of directory where
>you wish to mysqld create the socket.You must be sure that directory is
>*mysql* owner.
>3.Start mysqld under init.d directory (/etc/rc.d/init.d...from what i
>remember.I don't have Slackware installed in this moment)


Thanks, I understand now.
Almost certainly this will solve my problem.
I think some additional explanation could be included
in the INSTALL_BINARY help file for the benefit of
mysql newbies like myself...:-)

Roger Young

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