On Tuesday 16 Aug 2005 11:39, kadil wrote: > after my recent "ap-get update" - "apt-get dist-upgrade" a few nights ago, > mysqld will not start: > > Please take a look at the syslog. > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists! > > and font rendering in Anjuta is broken. Some text overwriting other text. > Other text dissappears when mouse is over top. Can anyone explain if the > problems are possibly linked or just a double unlucky coincidence. I am > unaware what could have initiated either problem. Ideas? > > Thanks, > Kim
(Oops - answered directly rather than to group!) This is a problem with mysql apparently being upgraded to 4.1 I met it a little while ago and all you have to do is change the config file /etc/mysql/my.cnf y commenting out the line that says "old_passwords = 1" which I found on line 48. Cheers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
