On Mon, Apr 16, 2007 at 08:18:20PM -0300, Fabio A Mazzarino wrote: > Hello folks > > After installing mysql I've found the following problem: > > Starting MySQL database server: mysqld...failed. > Please take a look at the syslog. > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (111)' > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! > > Even trying to start it the error cotinues: > > # /etc/init.d/mysql start > Starting MySQL database server: mysqld...failed. > Please take a look at the syslog. > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (111)' > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! > > > It's a default bootstrap (3.1r4 sarge), I did nothing but install > mysql-server (this exactly package). No manual configuration just the > sources.lib (as follows) > > deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ sarge main > deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ sarge main > > deb http://security.debian.org/ sarge/updates main > > deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sarge main > deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ sarge main > > > > Can anybody help me find the solution? well. did you look at the syslog like the error suggests? (or is that what the "/usr/bin/mysqladmin... " lines are?) what did it say? does the socket exist? A
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