failed to install MySQL in RedHat Ent

[jim martin]

Hi..I did try to up2date to download both package that
you mention 1) mysql-server 2)mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3

but not found in RHN, see below

[root at RH root]# uname -a
Linux RH 2.4.21-20.0.1.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Nov 24
20:34:01 EST 2004 i686 i686
i386 GNU/Linux

[root at RH root]# up2date -i mysql-server

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: rhel-i386-es-3...

Fetching rpm headers...
########################################

Name                                    Version       
Rel
----------------------------------------------------------


The following packages you requested were not found:
mysql-server

[root at RH root]# up2date -i mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3

Fetching Obsoletes list for channel: rhel-i386-es-3...

Fetching rpm headers...
########################################

Name                                    Version       
Rel
----------------------------------------------------------


The following packages you requested were not found:
mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3
--- Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> jim martin wrote:
> > Hi.. I have problem installing MySQL server in my
> > RedHat Enterprises 3.0 box. It was not installed
> with
> > MySQL
> > 
> > I used this command RH#up2date -d -i mysql and it
> > download the mysql-3.23.58-2.3 from RHN
> > 
> > But when I typed mysql -usa 
> > ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server
> > through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> > 
> > it means my sa password is wrong then what is
> default
> > password then ?
> 
> Couple of things....
> 
> 1.  The taroon list is the best place for RHELv3
> queries.
> 
> 2.  From RHN you want the mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3
> from the Red Hat 
> Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3 for x86) Extras channel.
> 
> Ed
> 
> 
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