[CentOS] 5.2 blues

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Dunc wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Yes it was written as rpmnew, and indeed the default was the same. But 
> using the original I was using before, changing nothing,  with [::] I 
> could not connect after the upgrade. I restarted many times, and 
> eventually changing the original to [*] allowed me to connect.
> 
> I then changed to the new conf (after changing a few things like using 
> mysql to authenticate, minimum uid to match my setup), and again could 
> not connect. Changing the new conf to [*] then solved it.
> 
> How are you disabling IPv6, maybe that is making the difference?
> 

To disable IPv6 as per the Wiki:

http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOS5?highlight=(ipv6)#head-47912ebdae3b5ac10ff76053ef057c366b421dc4


Also, see this thread by Lenard:

http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=8203&forum=40