The client has to be able to search var/lib/mysql and read and write the var/lib/mysql/mysql.socket. It is probably not able to do one of the above due to imprpoer privileges at the filesystem level.
Doug Thompson wrote: >Egor: > >Yesterday, I wrote and described that my fix for a single cpu, non-RAID environment >was installing a new version. >What I didn't say at the time is that the mysql.sock file was present exactly where >it was supposed to be and at >exactly the location the error message said it couldn't find it: >var/lib/mysql/mysql.socket. Go figure. > >There is obviously something else going on, but I am ill-equipped to say what it is. >The point I am trying to make, >however, is that the procedures in the manual and all the stock answers are failing >to provide a correction in many >cases. I'm happy to have 3.23.49a functioning and now want to get to work with it. >However, if there are data to be >collected that would be helpful, I suppose I can revert to the RPM that came with >RH7.1 and see if I can re-create the >failure. > >Doug >Bot Bottleneck Botulin - query > >On Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:18:01 +0200, Egor Egorov wrote: > >>d> Somewhere in setting the permissions and using safe_mysql I messed something >>d> up. I am now getting an Error 2002 can't connect to local Mysql through >>d> socket var/lib/mysql/mysql.socket. I don't know much about the socket file, >>d> so if that has something to do with the problem, I'll need a brief >>d> explanation. Can someone PLEASE HELP because I'm desperate to get this >>d> fixed yesterday. >> > >> If your MySQL server is running then you should check location of >> the socket file and check the socket path in your my.cnf file. >> >> Check your privileges on the socket file and on the dir that >> contains socket file. >> >> You can find the description of this error at: >> http://www.mysql.com/doc/C/a/Can_not_connect_to_server.html >> > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >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
