https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/installation-problem/m-p/4871565#M45069 Hi Experts,<BR /><BR /> I am trying to install netflow software in my linux box. It require mysql and apache as pre-requisites.<BR /> There is an SOP given to me for installation but it doesnt work.<BR /><BR />I did the following.<BR /><BR />1. Freshly installed Redhat linux Enterprise 3.0 selecting EVERYTHING.<BR />2. Hoping that all the commands are available tried to use mysqladmin command but it was not available.<BR />3. Downloaded mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3.i386.rpm<BR />4.Now mysqladmin command is available.<BR />5. I am trying to create a nf database in mysql using #mysqladmin -u root create nf<BR />6.Here it gives me an error as follows.<BR />mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed<BR />error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)'<BR />Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists<BR /><BR />mysqld is not running<BR />When I am trying to start the mysqld using safe_mysqld its just shows mysqld ended.<BR /><BR />What cud be the problem?<BR /><BR />Many Thanks in Advance.<BR /><BR />Regards,<BR />Syam<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> Sun, 21 Nov 2004 04:06:31 GMT Ranjith_5 2004-11-21T04:06:31Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/installation-problem/m-p/4871565#M45069 Hi Experts,<BR /><BR /> I am trying to install netflow software in my linux box. It require mysql and apache as pre-requisites.<BR /> There is an SOP given to me for installation but it doesnt work.<BR /><BR />I did the following.<BR /><BR />1. Freshly installed Redhat linux Enterprise 3.0 selecting EVERYTHING.<BR />2. Hoping that all the commands are available tried to use mysqladmin command but it was not available.<BR />3. Downloaded mysql-server-3.23.58-2.3.i386.rpm<BR />4.Now mysqladmin command is available.<BR />5. I am trying to create a nf database in mysql using #mysqladmin -u root create nf<BR />6.Here it gives me an error as follows.<BR />mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed<BR />error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)'<BR />Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists<BR /><BR />mysqld is not running<BR />When I am trying to start the mysqld using safe_mysqld its just shows mysqld ended.<BR /><BR />What cud be the problem?<BR /><BR />Many Thanks in Advance.<BR /><BR />Regards,<BR />Syam<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> Sun, 21 Nov 2004 04:06:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/installation-problem/m-p/4871565#M45069 Ranjith_5 2004-11-21T04:06:31Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/installation-problem/m-p/4871566#M45070 Hi folks,<BR />I cud solve it after doing <BR />#safe_mysqld --user=root<BR /><BR />Closing the thread.<BR /><BR />Syam Sun, 21 Nov 2004 05:29:13 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/installation-problem/m-p/4871566#M45070 Ranjith_5 2004-11-21T05:29:13Z