Look in /etc/init.d and see if mysqld exists. If it does, try to start it with /etc/init.d/mysqld start

Until mysqld is started, mysql will not be able to talk to it.

Chris

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edward.morrison@gmail.com 09/04/05 5:02 pm >>>

I just installed CentOS 3.5. Included in the install was mysql. When trying to start it using: service mysqld start. The system responds with mysqld not recpognized as a service. When trying to use /usr/bin/mysql I receive this error: ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2). A search of the system does not reveal mysql.sock.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks for any assistance.

Ed

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