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

Hi,

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 ?

This file will be empty unless mysqld is started first. (You were trying to start the mysql client, I think.) You should see mysql start up on boot, but anyway: rcmysql start /etc/init.d/mysql/start If you simply type mysql start it will try to start /usr/bin/mysql rather than the script file (you need ./ if the current directory is not in $PATH). -- /Paul "It's not about the ending, it's about the journey." - Lex Luthor