Mysql cannot connect as root

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Cannot connect to local MYSQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'

i have tried this in shell

shell >> mysql -h localhost -u root -p
password = ****************
Error 2002: "Cannot connect to local MYSQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'"

[jasonlambert]

is mysqld running?

check with "ps aux | grep mysqld"

Jason

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yes it is running

[jeremy1701]

I don't know a lot about SQL, so this may be a lame suggestion, but maybe your firewall blocking it?

Jeremy

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I actually got it working....


Did a system restart

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I finnally got mysql in the services list. I go to start up mysql and this is the error that I recieve.

mysqld dead but subsys locked