Create a symlink for mysqld.sock in /tmp. ln -s /path/to/your/mysql.sock /tmp
This should resolve the problem in over 90% of the cases. once this is fixed it is likely that you have other problems. but we'll discuss them when we get there ;-) --- Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi All > > Running FreeBSD 4.7 MySQL 3.23. When trying to run > or start MySQL I get > > 030201 16:32:59 Can't start server : Bind on unix > socket: Permission > denied 030201 16:32:59 Do you already have another > mysqld server > running on socket: /tmp/mysql.sock ? 030201 16:32:59 > Aborting > > 030201 16:32:59 /usr/local/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown > Complete > > 030201 16:32:59 mysqld ended > > I have removed and reinstalled Mysql, checked > permissions, made sure > nothing else is running on that port tried > safe_mysqld and still got the > same error. > > Any hints would be great! > > > SQL DATABASE > > Mike Benzel [EMAIL PROTECTED] for NT > Linux-Palm-CASL Support Cross > Platform Messaging and TDataSet Components: > TAstaPDADataSets Servers > (Win32,Linux,Java) Clients > (Win32,Linux,Java,Palm,WinCE,Linux PDA's) > ASTA Technology Group http://www.astatech.com > ASTAWireless > http://www.astawireless.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
