what happens when you run these commands? # /sbin/chkconfig mysqld on # /sbin/service mysqld start ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Beversluis" <econophil@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 8:45 AM Subject: Re: finding mysql > On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 08:29 -0500, Jeffrey Tadlock wrote: > > Eric Beversluis wrote: > > > According to Add/Remove Application, MySQL has been installed, but I > > > don't know how to find it. > > > > > > When I try just entering 'mysql' command I get this error message: > > > > > > [root@sonyc /]# mysql > > > ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > > > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) > > > > Make sure you also install the mysq-server package as well. Once > > installed be sure to start it and then try running the mysql command. > > > > /jt > > > According to my Add/Remove Apps, mysql-server is installed. However the > command 'mysqld' returns the error message: > > [root@sonyc ~]# mysqld > -bash: mysqld: command not found > > Same happens at root or at my prompts. > > EB > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list