On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:11 AM, Victor Subervi <victorsubervi at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi; > It's been a while since I controlled my own server and I'm rusty. Trying to > install mysql > yum install mysql > All looks well. Here's what happens: > > [root at 13gems www]# mysql > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) > [root at 13gems www]# mysql -u root -p > Enter password: > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) > > There's no mysqld in the ps wax. Please advise. > beno The mysql package is just client stuff and libraries. You need: yum install mysql-server -- Jeff