check for a .my.cnf file in the user's home directory. It may have conflicting entries.
Brad Emerson wrote: > > When I am logged in to my Linux system as root mysqladmin works > correctly. i.e. finds mysql.sock in the correct location. > > When I am logged in as a normal user I get this error: > > Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. blah blah... (This is *not* the correct > mysql.sock) > > > The issue is that my.cnf indicates /var/tmp/mysql.sock for both client > and mysqld. And... it works fine when I am logged in as root. As a > user it's trying to use the wrong mysql.sock file. Any idea how to > fix this? How I achieved the screwed up state? > > BTW, if I use --socket=/var/tmp/mysql.sock it works. I hesitate to > consider it a longtem solution. > > Brad Emerson > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
