Hello Olaf On 2005-10-24 Olaf van der Spek wrote: > Setting up mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.13rc-1) ... > Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. > Starting MySQL database server: mysqld...failed. > Please take a look at the syslog > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)'
The logfile contains nothing suspicious and even states that mysql has been started. Can you see manually what could be the problem? Try starting the daemon by hand i.e. /usr/sbin/mysqld, too. Maybe then you see more output. bye, -christian- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]