Is mysql bound to localhost? In other words does this work from the command line?
mysql virtualemail -h localhost -u root -p
Francisco Camargo wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having some difficulties in seting my box with exim.
> I compiled exim with MYSQL lookup
> I created a database called virtualemail on MySQL and put than in my
> configuration:
>
> # MAIN CONFIGURATION
>
> hide mysql_servers = localhost/virtualemail/root/xxxxx
>
> and I always receive this:
>
> search_find deferred: MYSQL connection failed: Can't connect to local
> MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)
>
> I can access my MySQL using:
> mysqladmin --socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock -u root -p virtualemail
> Enter password: XXXXXX
> mysqladmin Ver 8.8 Distrib 3.23.22-beta, for redhat-linux-gnu on i386
> TCX Datakonsult AB, by Monty
>
> Server version 3.23.22-beta-log
> Protocol version 10
> Connection Localhost via UNIX socket
> UNIX socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
> Uptime: 55 min 49 sec
>
> Threads: 1 Questions: 2 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 6 Flush tables: 1 Open
> tables: 2 Queries per second avg: 0.001
>
> And now I really don't know what else to do...
>
> HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLP!!!!
>
> TIA
> Francisco Camargo
>
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