problem with 'mysql.sock' file

[Ben]

Hi,

I installed mysql 5.0 on redhat 9.0 from source (tar).
The whole procedure occured properly, i could do ./mysqld_safe.
But when i want to start the client: mysql, i get :error 2002: cannot
connect to mysql server through 'tmp/mysql.sock'.

I set /tmp with the sticky bit, because otherwise file 'mysql.sock' woukd be
deleted !?.
I also created 'my.cnp into /etc, but my problem is that there is no file
'mysql.sock'.

I recompiled it again (make, make install) but still no file 'mysql.sock'
anywhere.

How can i create or get such a file?
Thanks
ben

[Bill Karwin]

"Ben" <qsvqs@qsdcsqd> wrote in message
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But when i want to start the client: mysql, i get :error 2002: cannot
connect to mysql server through 'tmp/mysql.sock'.

See my reply to your posting on comp.databases.mysql.

Quick suggestion for troubleshooting this error:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/...to-server.html

Regards,
Bill K.

[maui wuai]

Ben wrote:

Hi,

I installed mysql 5.0 on redhat 9.0 from source (tar).
The whole procedure occured properly, i could do ./mysqld_safe.
But when i want to start the client: mysql, i get :error 2002: cannot
connect to mysql server through 'tmp/mysql.sock'.

I set /tmp with the sticky bit, because otherwise file 'mysql.sock' woukd be
deleted !?.
I also created 'my.cnp into /etc, but my problem is that there is no file
'mysql.sock'.

I recompiled it again (make, make install) but still no file 'mysql.sock'
anywhere.

How can i create or get such a file?
Thanks
ben

the mysql.sock is created by the server process upon starting. try
starting the server from the 'services' gui utility as opposed to
command line.
good luck