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<DIV> Look in /etc/init.d and see if mysqld exists. If it does, try to start it with
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<DIV>Until mysqld is started, mysql will not be able to talk to it.
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<DIV>Chris<br><br>>>>edward.morrison@gmail.com 09/04/05 5:02 pm >>><br>I just installed CentOS 3.5. Included in the install was mysql. When<br>trying to start it using: service mysqld start. The system responds<br>with mysqld not recpognized as a service. When trying to use<br>/usr/bin/mysql I receive this error: ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local<br>MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2). A search<br>of the system does not reveal mysql.sock.<br><br>Anyone have any ideas?<br><br>Thanks for any assistance.<br><br>Ed<br><br>CentOS mailing list<br>CentOS@centos.org<br>http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos<br> </DIV>
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