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. -- \m/ (--) \m/