From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Aug 21 6:46:45 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from blues.ghis.net (pppc2-45.eisa.net.au [203.166.251.165]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4280F14E1A for ; Sat, 21 Aug 1999 06:46:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jim@blues.ghis.net) Received: (from jim@localhost) by blues.ghis.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA89798; Sat, 21 Aug 1999 23:31:43 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from jim) Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 23:31:38 +1000 From: Jim Mock To: Dick Griffin Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Consultant needed Message-ID: <19990821233137.A81651@blues.ghis.net> Reply-To: jim@blues.ghis.net References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii User-Agent: Mutt/0.96.4i In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, 21 Aug 1999 at 09:02:58 -0400, Dick Griffin wrote: > > Subject: Re: the dreaded Error : 2002 > > Ok, by now I'm feeling realy stupid, I'm still having the same > problem, but I actually do have the server running, at least my > system tells me that I do: > > I'm getting desparate. I'm now willing to pay consulting fees to > get to the other side of this problem. I need someone who has > expertize in BreeBS and MysSQL. Anyone willing to help, on a fee > for service, please drop me a private note. > Thanks [snip..] > >>> > $ mysql -u dick -p > >>> > Enter password: (which I do) > >>> > ERROR 2002 Can't connect to local MySQL server through > >>> > socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) I had the same problem with the MySQL port. I installed the source and it worked fine. You might want to give it a try and see if you have any better luck. That'll be $65 ;-) - Jim -- - Jim Mock - jim@blues.ghis.net - systems administrator - ghis.NET - - work: http://www.ghis.net/ - personal: http://www.ghis.net/~jim/ - - FreeBSD 'zine: http://www.freebsdzine.org/ - jim@freebsdzine.org - - The FreeBSD Project -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - jim@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message