sinisa@stripped wrote:
> Bill MacAllister writes:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have built 3.23.15-alpha-log on my Alpha Linux 6.1 system. I am
> > able to use the server just fine if a connect specifying the host
> > name, but if I try to connect via local host I get the following
> > error:
> >
> > > mysql -h localhost
> > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> > '/tmp/mysql.sock'
> >
> > Here is what I see looking at tmp
> >
> > > ls -l /tmp
> > total 2
> > srwxrwxrwx 1 mysql mysql 0 May 22 23:37 mysqld.sock
> > drwx------ 2 mac mac 1024 Apr 19 22:21 orbit-mac
> > drwx------ 2 root root 1024 Apr 11 21:29 orbit-root
> >
> > Any ideas of what I should look at would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > +------------------------------------
> > | Bill MacAllister
> > | 14219 Auburn Road
> > | Grass Valley, CA 95949
> > | 530-272-8555
> >
>
> Hi!
>
> Check with ps or top programs that mysqld is still running.
>
> If it is and there are more then 3 instances of it, then check
> permissions on /tmp directory. They should be: drwxrwxrwt.
>
> This is a bit strange, I must admit.
>
> Regards,
>
> Sinisa
>
Please notice, that the server is using
/tmp/mysqld.sock,
and the client is looking for
/tmp/mysql.sock.
Pick one or the other and add the line
socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
or
socket=/tmp/mysqld.sock
to both the [mysqld] and [client] sections.
ex:
[mysqld]
socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
[client]
socket=/tmp/mysql.sock
