myqsl dummy needs help

[Bill Davidsen]

Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Monday 16 February 2009, Mike Wright wrote:
>> locate mysql | grep '/bin/' | grep install
> /usr/bin/mysql_install_db
> /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation
> 
> The secure installer asks me for my root pw then tells me to just press enter
> Enter current password for root (enter for none):
> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through 
> socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> Enter current password for root (enter for none):
> 
> So I ctl-c it and run the install_db, which gets me back to the selinux & its 
> used bull food leavings.
> 
> Do I need to touch /.autorelabel and reboot?  With 2TB of drives I can't begin 
> to describe how painful that 4 hours would be.
> 
> Or go file a bug against selinux and mysql?
> 
> Frustration reigns supreme here.  If I have to reboot, it might just be to 
> Kubuntu-8.10 or a beta of 9.4.
> 
At this point, if you have VM capable hardware, I would suggest using KVM and a 
virtual machine for trial runs on stuff like this. You can make a copy-on-write 
image, and if it gets hosed delete it and start again. Great way to avoid the 
backout process.

> Added that (selinux) list to To:  Daniel, your turn, it's 18:05 here, and I've 
> been screwing with this since about 18:00 yesterday.  That is long enough 
> IMO.  This thread has a now VERY lengthy thread on the fedora list.
> 


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