ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

[Ed Wilts]

On Tue, Mar 29, 2005 at 10:48:42AM -0800, Brook Hurd wrote:
> After installing Redhat 3 Enterprise Edition I made sure MySQL was part
> of the install.

Note that mysql-server is not part of the standard RHEL 3 channel.  You
need to subscribe to the Extras channel and install it from there.

> The /var/lib/mysql directory did not exist.  

It's created by mysql-server.

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Ed Wilts, RHCE
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