Fwd: [rt-users] New Install question

[Jesse Vincent]

This is well-covered in the archives. you've either got a permissions problem
or a mysql config problem.  Go to http://lists.fsck.com  
Search for mysql.sock


On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 07:39:41PM -0500, Mike Krebs wrote:
> I upgraded... yet I still get this error.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> [root at stewie rt-2-0-9]# make install
> mkdir -p //opt/rt2/bin
> mkdir -p //opt/rt2/WebRT/data
> mkdir -p //opt/rt2/WebRT/sessiondata
> mkdir -p //opt/rt2/etc
> mkdir -p //opt/rt2/lib
> mkdir -p //opt/rt2/WebRT/html
> mkdir -p //opt/rt2/local/WebRT/html
> /usr/bin/perl   tools/initdb 'mysql' '/usr/local/mysql' 'localhost' '' 
> 'root' 'rt' create
> Now creating a database for RT.
> Enter the mysql password for root:
> Creating mysql database rt.
> DBI->connect(dbname=;host=localhost) failed: Can't connect to local MySQL 
> server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) at 
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/DBIx/DataSource/Driver.pm line 74
> Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 
> '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) at 
> /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/DBIx/DataSource/Driver.pm line 74, 
> <STDIN> line 1.
> make: *** [createdb] Error 255
> 
> [root at stewie rt-2-0-9]# mysqladmin version
> mysqladmin  Ver 8.23 Distrib 3.23.45, for pc-linux-gnu on i686
> Copyright (C) 2000 MySQL AB & MySQL Finland AB & TCX DataKonsult AB
> This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software,
> and you are welcome to modify and redistribute it under the GPL license
> 
> Server version          3.23.45
> Protocol version        10
> Connection              Localhost via UNIX socket
> UNIX socket             /tmp/mysql.sock
> Uptime:                 18 min 20 sec
> 
> Threads: 1  Questions: 9  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 6  Flush tables: 1  Open 
> tables: 0 Queries per second avg: 0.008
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> >
> >For some reason, when I'm installing I get this:
> >
> >/usr/bin/perl   tools/initdb 'mysql' '/usr/local' 'localhost' '' 'root' 
> >'rt' create
> >Now creating a database for RT.
> >Enter the mysql password for root:
> >Creating mysql database rt.
> >DBI->connect(dbname=;host=localhost) failed: Can't connect to local MySQL 
> >server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) at 
> >/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/DBIx/DataSource/Driver.pm line 74
> >Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 
> >'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111) at 
> >/usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/DBIx/DataSource/Driver.pm line 74, 
> ><STDIN> line 1.
> >make: *** [createdb] Error 255
> >[root at stewie rt-2-0-9]#
> >
> >But MySQL *IS* working.
> >
> >[root at stewie rt-2-0-9]# mysql -u root -p
> >Enter password:
> >Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
> >Your MySQL connection id is 47 to server version: 3.22.32
> >
> >Type 'help' for help.
> >
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >thanks.
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Thanks,
> >Mike Krebs
> >
> >"The things you own end up owning you." - Tyler Durden
> >
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> Thanks,
> Mike Krebs
> 
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> 
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