[CentOS] Starting MySQL
Matt Hyclak
hyclak at math.ohiou.edu
Sat Jan 27 18:16:09 UTC 2007
On Sat, Jan 27, 2007 at 10:12:02AM -0800, Todd Cary enlightened us:
> Craig White wrote:
> >On Sat, 2007-01-27 at 09:18 -0800, Todd Cary wrote:
> >
> >>When I run
> >>
> >># mysql
> >>
> >>I get this error:
> >>
> >>ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> >>'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> >>
> >>What do I need to do? The install of MySQL was done as part of the
> >>Centos setup.
> >>
> >----
> >as root...
> >
> >/sbin/service mysqld start
> >
> >socket isn't available for connection unless mysqld is running
> >
> >Craig
> >
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> When I submit
>
> # /sbin/service mysqld start
>
> I get the message: mysqld unrecognized service
>
> When I type in
>
> # yum install mysql
>
> I am told it is already installed. Also, the GUI for services does not
> have mysql listed. How I can tell if mysql is truly installed?
>
> Todd
yum list "mysql*"
will probably give you the hint you need.
Matt
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Matt Hyclak
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