I solved the problem thanks anyway
> -----Original Message----- > From: Philipp Snizek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Mittwoch, 23. März 2005 15:28 > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > Subject: RE: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > > I try to be a bit more specific. > > Mar 23 15:26:36 godfella spamd[4473]: failed to load user > ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) scores from SQL database: SQL Error: > Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13) > > The socket is new located in /tmp/mysql.sock. I can now > perfectly access the db from shell scripts that don't run with root. > In /etc/my.cnf I read that the socket settings should be > passed on to all mysql clients. This doesn't seem to happen > for SpamAssassin as the log extract shows. Or am I missing somthing? > > Please help > > thanks > Philipp > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Philipp Snizek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Mittwoch, 23. März 2005 15:06 > > To: users@spamassassin.apache.org > > Subject: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock > > > > Hi > > > > I had to move /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock to /tmp/mysql.sock. > > SpamAssassin still wants to connect to /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock. > > This, of course, fails now. > > How can I change the SA config to /tmp/mysql.sock? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > Philipp > > >