Hello,
I have tried to install mysql binary, on my GNU/linux.
but I am getting this error :

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock everytime.

I don't have root access, how do I configure the mysql so it's installed locally.

please help me with this.

Thank you

hello,
Make sure your sql is running....
"service mysql status"
If you are sure , if it is running..then you need to set root password first.
steps:
1.service mysql(or mysqld) stop
2.mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables --skip-networking$
this will take a 10 or more minutes and reply you with
Starting mysql daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
now you can able to enter without password.
try :#mysql -uroot
this will let you login.
mysql>UPDATE user SET password=PASSWORD where user="root";
This command will update your root password.
now exit from mysql.
You can now login with new password.
mysql -uroot -p
password:

The commands on the linux command line may differ for other distributions. Which distro are you using?

If you use Slackware, there are instructions in /etc/rc.d/rc.mysqld how to create a 'default' database. On the commandline:

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