On Monday 16 February 2009, Mike Wright wrote: >locate mysql | grep '/bin/' | grep install /usr/bin/mysql_install_db /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation The secure installer asks me for my root pw then tells me to just press enter Enter current password for root (enter for none): ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) Enter current password for root (enter for none): So I ctl-c it and run the install_db, which gets me back to the selinux & its used bull food leavings. Do I need to touch /.autorelabel and reboot? With 2TB of drives I can't begin to describe how painful that 4 hours would be. Or go file a bug against selinux and mysql? Frustration reigns supreme here. If I have to reboot, it might just be to Kubuntu-8.10 or a beta of 9.4. Added that (selinux) list to To: Daniel, your turn, it's 18:05 here, and I've been screwing with this since about 18:00 yesterday. That is long enough IMO. This thread has a now VERY lengthy thread on the fedora list. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) There appears to be irrefutable evidence that the mere fact of overcrowding induces violence. -- Harvey Wheeler -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines