NO, but I rebooted the machine and there it was!!!!??!!!! Maybe something got wrong in a strange manner maybe caused by 'the (ehem..) administrator' O;-)
Maybe we are "too bad used to" this linux operative of never having to reboot as opposite as windows that asks you to if you move the mouse... This general behaviour proves Linux is higth technollogy and well programmed and designed. Thanx for help and for Linux!!!!! El mi�, 09-10-2002 a las 21:32, James Sparenberg escribi�: > On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 18:42, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On 9 Oct 2002, ddc_prueba wrote: > > > > > As I was having problems with mysql and already I had done nothing with > > > it I decided to do a "rpm -e " to mysql packages and removed > > > /var/lib/mysql directory as well. Then I reinstalled it... > > > > > > Problem is that there is no socket file now, so when I execute myql > > > client it complaints: > > > > > > 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! > > > > > > > You've probably checked already, but did you make sure that mysqld is > > started? The socket is created when the mysql service starts up and > > deleted after it ends. > > > > Try: > > service mysql start > > Stop Mysql .... then go to /var/lib/mysql and remove all mysql.socks= > files... restart mysql and try it. I've had it leave old ones behind > before and it caused this problem... restart mysql and see if the file > gets recreated. It should > > James > > > > > To start on boot: > > chkconfig --level 2345 mysql on > > > > > > How can I make the socket file I am missing?? (Have googled around and > > > have seen this is even in faqs, but they don't explain how a socket file > > > is done). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Diego Dominguez __/\__ | | Andalucia / \ Spain \ / |__ __| \/ _______________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger Nueva versi�n: Webcam, voz, y mucho m�s �Gratis! Desc�rgalo ya desde http://messenger.yahoo.es
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