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From: Catalin Trifu <catalin@××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Problems with mysql 4.1 upgrade
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 10:51:12
Message-Id: 436F3049.5010101@isp-software.de
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Problems with mysql 4.1 upgrade by Kevin Philp
1 Hi,
2
3 What does the mysql log say ? /var/lib/mysql/host.err
4
5 Catalin
6
7
8 Kevin Philp wrote:
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10 >Last week I upgraded to mysql 4.1.14. I carefully followed every line
11 >of the upgrade guide inlcuding the revdep-rebuild and at the end I had
12 >a lovely new mysql 4.1 and all my databases had imported with no
13 >problems, phpmyadmin also worked fine. Now....about a week later I
14 >can't start mysql:
15 >
16 >/etc/init.d/mysql start - says mysql has already started but it hasn't
17 >(ps aux | grep -i my* shows nothing)
18 >
19 >mysql shows
20 >ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
21 >'/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
22 >
23 >I have checked permissions on var/run/mysqld as recommended in another
24 >post and they are correct. I am running out of ideas....anyone any
25 >further ideas??
26 >
27 >Thanks
28 >
29 >Kevin.
30 >
31 >
32 >

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