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Subject: Re: Mysql problem
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 06:20:08 +0530
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Hi,
First thing to do is
mysqladmin password
<ENTER THE PASSWORD AT THE PROMPT>

now connect using that password.

Cheers
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Swart" <fixx@fixx.co.za>
To: "FreeBSD Mailing list" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 06:06 PM
Subject: Mysql problem


> Good day ppl
> 
> I have installed mysql323-server from the ports without any command line
> arguments on freebsd 4.7.
> 
> i start the sql server by running /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysqld.sh start
> 
> the server seems to start fine, but as soon as i try to connect to it, it
> gives the following error:
> 
> ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)
> 
> the file /tmp/mysql.sock does not exsist though
> can someone please help me with this?
> 
> thanks
> Wayne
> 
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