>Description: mysql couldn't find the lockfile, so i stopped and reinstalled it. since then i can't connect, error message: [root@primergy mysql-3.23.42]# /usr/local/mysql/current/bin/safe_mysqld Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/mysql/data 010919 18:55:04 mysqld ended [root@primergy mysql-3.23.42]# /usr/local/mysql/current/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'geheim' /usr/local/mysql/current/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (111)' Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' exists! file /tmp/mysql.sock doesn't exist, touch'ing it doesn't help. found out it had mode srwxrwxrwx and was empty. i have no idea how to fix that. did make (all install) several times but didn't help. system: p200, 32mb, linux from scratch 3.0-pre4 configure line: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql/3.23.42 --localstatedir=/var/mysql/data >How-To-Repeat: no idea >Submitter-Id: <submitter ID> >Originator: SubWorx >Organization: none >MySQL support: email support? >Synopsis: problem with socket >Severity: critical >Priority: high >Category: mysql >Class: support >Release: mysql-3.23.42 (Source distribution) >Environment: System: Linux primergy 2.4.8 #1 SMP Fri Sep 14 18:34:05 CEST 2001 i586 unknown Architecture: i586 Some paths: /usr/bin/perl /usr/bin/make /usr/bin/gcc /usr/bin/cc GCC: Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-pc-linux-gnu/2.95.2.1/specs gcc version 2.95.2.1 19991024 (release) Compilation info: CC='gcc' CFLAGS='' CXX='c++' CXXFLAGS='' LDFLAGS='' LIBC: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Sep 14 08:46 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.2.1.so -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4838865 Sep 14 08:45 /lib/libc-2.2.1.so -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24160798 Sep 14 08:39 /usr/lib/libc.a -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178 Sep 14 08:39 /usr/lib/libc.so Configure command: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql/3.23.42 --localstatedir=/var/mysql/data --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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