[ubuntu-za] Can't connect to local MySQL server

[Alf Stockton]

Raoul Snyman wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:51:20 +0200, Louis van der Merwe
> <themandibleclaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> it was worth a shot :-)
> 
> Tried specifying "localhost" in the connection?
> 
> mysql -h localhost -u root -p
>
That gives me:-

root at general:~# mysql -h localhost -u root -p
Enter password:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 
'/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)


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