----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Millner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2001 10:49
Subject: install problem
> Hello,
> I just installed mysql 3.23.36 on a Debian Potato system. I know your
going
> to tell me to read the manual. I have been and will continue.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
> I have (at least) two problems
>
> When I do a ps-ef | grep mysqld:
> root 19004 25880 0 20:04 pts/1 00:00:00 sh
> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld --user
> =mysql
> mysql 19024 19004 0 20:04 pts/1 00:00:00
> /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld --basedir=
>
/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/var --user=mysql --pid-file=/usr
> /local/mysql/v
> ar/mail.mikeshome.com.pid --skip-locking
> mysql 19026 19024 0 20:04 pts/1 00:00:00
> /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld --basedir=
>
/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/var --user=mysql --pid-file=/usr
> /local/mysql/v
> ar/mail.mikeshome.com.pid --skip-locking
> mysql 19027 19026 0 20:04 pts/1 00:00:00
> /usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld --basedir=
>
/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/var --user=mysql --pid-file=/usr
> /local/mysql/v
> ar/mail.mikeshome.com.pid --skip-locking
> root 19104 25880 0 20:40 pts/1 00:00:00 grep mysqld
>
>
>
> The server appears to be running. I'm new to mysql but that looks like
> running.
>
> If I do a :/usr/local/mysql# /usr/bin/mysqladmin version
> /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (
> 111)'
> Check that mysqld is running and that the socket:
> '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists!
>
Two other people have had this exact same problem in the last 24hrs. Please
lookup the archive of the list to find your answer to this one.
>
> If I do a : /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password
> Enter password:
> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)'
>
If this is a fresh installation, root currently has no password.
mysqladmin -u root will suffice. Also there is no space between -p and
your password when you do finally get around to changing it.
>
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