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Date:      Mon, 14 Mar 2005 11:36:34 -0500
From:      Jeff Wirth <jeff.wirth@gmail.com>
To:        Dennis Olvany <dennisolvany@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mysql troubles
Message-ID:  <5d2cf69205031408365a68e181@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <000601c52897$ef578430$0366a8c0@d>
References:  <000601c52897$ef578430$0366a8c0@d>

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On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 07:15:39 -0600, Dennis Olvany
<dennisolvany@gmail.com> wrote:
> just installed it and having trouble getting it going
> fresh mysql4.1 install on fbsd5.3
> 
> bsd# mysqladmin flush-privileges
> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)'
> Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' exists!
> bsd# mysql_install_db --user=mysql
> Installing all prepared tables
> Fill help tables

First, how did mysql come to be on your box... ports, package or source?

-jw



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