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Re: [SLE] mysql install problems
  • From: Randall R Schulz <rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 5 Nov 2005 15:35:49 +0000 (UTC)
  • Message-id: <200511050735.44678.rschulz@xxxxxxxxx>
Nathan,

On Saturday 05 November 2005 06:17, perlcgi2000 wrote:
> I'm trying to install mysql on suse 9.3 using apt.
>
> It seems to install ok and chkconfig --add mysql
> works.
>
> But when I try mysql start (in etc/init.d) I get:
>
> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL
> server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
>
> var/lib/mysql is empty. What am I doing wrong ?

Most likely you were not root when you tried to start MySQL. After it
runs the first time, all the necessary files in /var/lib/mysql will be
created.


Assuming you want to have MySQL running whenever your system is up, go
to YaST -> System -> System Services (Runlevel) and set the mysql
service to be running in runlevels 3 and 5.



> Thanks,
> Nathan

Randall Schulz

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