[CentOS] Starting MySQL
Todd Cary
todd at aristesoftware.com
Sat Jan 27 18:12:02 UTC 2007
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
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