You may need to start mysql from the system services dialog: I remember needing to do that at one point.
System > Configuration > Configure Your Computer > System > enable or disable system services Marc On Friday 20 January 2006 10:30 am, SOTL wrote: > hi All > > I am attempting to make MySQL run for the first time on one of my > computers. > > I have installed: > mysql > mysql-administrator > mysql-client > mysql-shared > and all other MySQL packages I could find. > > I have also installed knoda. > > As root I switched to /usr/bin and ran ./mysql_install_db. > > I then attempted to start MySQL by: > entering the command mysql > entering the command mysqladmin status > entering the command mysql_safe --user= myself & > > For each of these commands I received "Unable to connect to mysql through > socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.soc' > > I have checked in /var/lib/mysql and there is no socket present. Infact > according to another box I have running mysql there are several additional > files missing which I am assuming are not relevent. I believe them to be > log files et. > > Any help I starting MySQL would be appreciated. > > Thanks > SOTL > ____________________________________________________ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? > Go to http://store.mandriva.com > Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com > ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
