Good Day, I'm a DBmail newbie with a little problemm which has driven me nuts for a long day and no matter what I do I don't get any further.
-------------- dbmail-util -tvp produces: Oct 16 11:22:16 mail dbmail/maintenance[3433]: dbmysql.c,db_connect: mysql_real_connect failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket ' /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) --------------- dbmail-users -v -a [EMAIL PROTECTED] -w passwd -g 0 -m 100M @domain.tld produces: Oct 16 15:13:32 mail dbmail/adduser[3497]: dbmysql.c,db_connect: mysql_real_conn ect failed: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket ' /var/lib/mysql/ mysql.sock' (2) -------------- Pls see diagnostics below: Using Fedora Core2 / MySQL 4.0.21-Max I can connect to MySQL with phpmyadmin and or cli tools. mysql> \s -------------- mysql Ver 12.22 Distrib 4.0.21, for pc-linux (i686) Connection id: 10 SSL: Not in use Current pager: stdout Using outfile: '' Server version: 4.0.21-Max Protocol version: 10 Connection: Localhost via UNIX socket Client characterset: latin1 Server characterset: latin1 UNIX socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock -------------- dbmail.conf: # $Id: dbmail.conf,v 1.105.2.1 2004/08/23 14:46:05 ilja Exp $ # (c) 2000-2002 IC&S, The Netherlands # # Configuration file for DBMAIL # This configuration file needs to be run through dbmail-config to be effective # after that, changes are effective inmediatly [DBMAIL] # Database settings host=localhost # host for database, set to localhost if database is om # the same host as dbmail and you want to use a local socket # for connecting. sqlport= 3306 # if you want to use TCP/IP for connecting to the database, # and have the database running on a non-standard port. sqlsocket= /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock # when using a local socket connection to the database, fill # in the path to the socket here (e.g. /var/run/mysql.sock) user=dbmail # user to connect as to database pass=passwd # password for user to database db=dbmail # name of database [EMAIL PROTECTED] # postmaster's email address. # trace level for dbmail-util TRACE_LEVEL=10 ------------------------ Would really appreciate a hint which will get me further. Thanks Alex