Re: mysql bind-address refuses to work

[Robert Vangel <vangelr@rfgt.net>]

schnitzel meister wrote:
> On 5/13/05, Robert Vangel <vangelr@rfgt.net> wrote:
>
> > schnitzelmeister wrote:
> >
> > > In my.cnf I have:
> > > bind-address            = localhost
> > >
> > > This does not work. netstat shows the server bound to both the public
> > > and loopback ip addresses.
> > >
> > > I'm running "mysql  Ver 14.7 Distrib 4.1.11, for pc-linux-gnu (i386) on
> > > Sarge.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? Thanks
> >
> > Where do you have the bind-address?
> >
> > It needs to be in the [mysqld] section, and also try using 127.0.0.1
> > instead of localhost
>
>
> I have it in the [mysqld] section. 127.0.0.1 does the same thing.

Can you check the mysqld.log/mysqld.err/syslog for anything? Also try 
running mysqld_safe on its own and check the output.

Please also keep the discussion on-list. Thanks.