Todd Cary escribió: > 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. > > Todd > Try with: usr/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql & Replace usr/bin/ with the right path to mysqld_safe As far as I recall you need to have the client installation too to make it work. You can check if you have it already installed by accessing the man page for mysqld_safe