Dunc wrote: > Hi > > Yes it was written as rpmnew, and indeed the default was the same. But > using the original I was using before, changing nothing, with [::] I > could not connect after the upgrade. I restarted many times, and > eventually changing the original to [*] allowed me to connect. > > I then changed to the new conf (after changing a few things like using > mysql to authenticate, minimum uid to match my setup), and again could > not connect. Changing the new conf to [*] then solved it. > > How are you disabling IPv6, maybe that is making the difference? > To disable IPv6 as per the Wiki: http://wiki.centos.org/FAQ/CentOS5?highlight=(ipv6)#head-47912ebdae3b5ac10ff76053ef057c366b421dc4 Also, see this thread by Lenard: http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&topic_id=8203&forum=40