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From: "Gordon Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 19:57
Subject: location of mysql.sock
> hi
>
> When I run the command
>
> shell> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &
>
> it creates the file /tmp/mysql.sock
>
> the problem is that when i run the command
>
> shell> mysql
> it gives me this error:
>
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)
>
> and in looking for the file in /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
>
> Can I change this and how do I do this?
Yes and the manual should tell you how.
>
> Thankyou
>
> Gordon
>
>
>
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