Help with MySQL.

[Steven Stern]

On 08/14/2011 07:02 PM, Lucélio Gomes de Freitas wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Issuing the commands:
> [Lucelio at MAQ02 Documentos]$ mysqladmin --version
> mysqladmin  Ver 8.42 Distrib 5.1.58, for redhat-linux-gnu on x86_64
> 
> I guess that MySQL is installed and operating.   But, issuing the command:
> 
> [Lucelio at MAQ02 Documentos]$ mysql
> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> [Lucelio at MAQ02 Documentos]$
> 
> Any help creating the configuration/data files for a first cluster use?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

The MySQL daemon isn't running. You need to start it.


sudo /sbin/service chkconfig mysqld on
sudo /sbin/service mysqld start


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-- Steve