On Sat, 2007-01-27 at 10:12 -0800, Todd Cary wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > > 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? ---- yum install mysql # will install client but not the server yum install mysql-server # will install the server Craig