I am having the same problem, your suggestions did not work.
Everything else works, because if I put a symbolic link in /tmp ( for testing ) I
can connect fine.
sinisa@stripped wrote:
> Donald Pickett writes:
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I am new to MySQL, but I can not find the answer to this problem in any
> > documentation or in the list archive.
> >
> > I have just set up the MySqlGui program and I have a problem with the socket
> > it is trying to connect to.
> >
> > MySql is configured to use /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock but the gui program
> > insists on using /tmp/mysql.sock.
> >
> > I have tried editing the my.cnf file in /etc to include the following:
> >
> > [client]
> > socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
> >
> > [mysqld]
> > socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
> >
> > but the gui insists on using /tmp/mysql.sock.
> >
>
> HI!
>
> Beside data you supplied in my.cnf, you also need to supply and
> additional chapter, with at least two additional entries.
>
> Like this:
>
> [client_fltk]
> help_file=~/guiclient/doc/MySQL.help
> client_file=~/razno/ja/.mozilla/MySQL.options
>
> After you enter the above data, with the file pahts of your choice,
> start mysqlgui, opeion Options dialugue and enter all data.
>
> If you are having a password, do not forget to set the corresponding
> buton.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sinisa
>
