Re: mysql.sock

[Gene Cronk <gcronk () trsg net>]

check to see if /var/lib/mysql is there, and if the user mysql is 
running under (usually mysql) has the appropriate permissions to rw to 
it (usually I do chown -R mysql.mysql /var/lib/mysql).

Lawrence, Michael wrote:

> I have a fresh install of Slackware 9.1. Installed Mysql with the install of
> the OS. When attempting to start mysqld, I receive an error stating it can
> not connect to /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. When I searched for mysql.sock, it
> is not on the system. How do I go about creating mysql.sock?
>
> Mike
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