It looks like you may need to run the mysql_install_db if you haven't done
so.
-Original Message-
From: Shinta H Leagazpi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 7:03 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: help in running mysql on slak8...
Goodday, I have been able to succ
> and it comleted without any errors and warnings. But when i tried to run
> # mysql
> or
> #safe_mysqld
>
> I get this message...
>
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/var/run/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)
>
> then when i check my "/var/lib/mysql/myhostname.err" is
