mysql problem

sbelongie · 07-23-2003, 09:58 AM

ok this is the story I have been trying to set up a mysql server on my computer. I am running mandrake linux 9.1 and I have installed mysql and when I try and set the password i get an error of : 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 'var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' '(2) Check that mysqld is running and the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exist!

I have been trying many differnt things trying to get this to work when I go to the folder that mysql.sock is to be in and it is not there!

if I could get some help that would be so cool!
thank
Steve

trickykid · 07-23-2003, 10:47 AM

Well have you successfully started mysql? It has to be running before you can change passwords or the such.

safe_mysqld &

sbelongie · 07-23-2003, 10:52 AM

I have been able to start mysql...when I check my prossesses mysql is running

trickykid · 07-23-2003, 10:58 AM

How are you trying to change the password then when you recieve the error?

sbelongie · 07-23-2003, 11:02 AM

when I am trying to change the password I am typing in the commmand prompt as root mysqladmin - u root password
am I just doing something wrong...did I maybe miss something in the install...
I used an RPM package to install so I don't understand why it won't work

never mind I got it to work

my mistake