Your mysql server is not running my friend! =) Try /etc/init.d/mysqld start <-- this should be able to turn it on! You can not change the passwords with the server off
Best Regards On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 14:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > (newbie warning) > Hi, > I just removed 3.23 and installed 4 (the first time I have done an installation.) > as per the docs I then tried to make a password for "root" and ran this from SSH > root: > > # /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'jman77' > > but got this a reply: > > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)' > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists! > > Why is that? what should I do? > > Please explain in steps coz am just trying to get the hang of this. > > Thanks, > -Ryan -- |...........................................................| |____ _____ ____ _ |Victor Medina M | |\ \ \| ____| _ \ / \ |Linux - Java - MySQL | | \ \ \ _| | |_) / _ \ |Dpto. Sistemas - Ferreteria EPA | | / / / |___| __/ ___ \ |[EMAIL PROTECTED] | |/_/_/|_____|_| /_/ \_\|Tel: +58-241-8507325 - ext. 325 | | |Cel: +58-412-8859934 | | |geek by nature - linux by choice | |...........................................................| -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
