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[Discuss] mysql

On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:07:58 -0400
dan moylan <jdm at moylan.us> wrote:

>   root ~[232] mysql -u root
>   ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local server through
>                socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)
> 
> suggestions?

You probably need to enable and start the service:

systemctl enable --now mariadb.service

or whatever the unit file is called.

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