[Refdb-users] could not connect to database server

[Juan de la F. <ju...@ca...>]

	Hi,

I had the same problem with 8.2 (have not tried 8.3 yet, lets see this
weekend in a new ibook :-)). Also using Debian/unstable.

For some reason, it didn't want to connect to the mysql locally. It
worked when I enabled mysql network administration (yeah, I am not
supposed to do it, but I am behind a firewall), and told refdba/c to
call mysql remotely (NOT using localhost, but the proper name of the
computer in /etc/hosts, even from the same computer). Of course, then
I had to set up the proper permissions for the mysql database... I
blamed it before on my ignorance of mysql/refdb. Somehow refdb tried
to use unix sockets, and mysql didn't like it...

	Juan

> Subject: [Refdb-users] could not connect to database server
> 
> I get "could not connect to server" errors when I try to run commands in
> refdba. I can access refdba (get to the refdba prompt) regardless of the
> password or user name I use. Whatever user I log in as, including the
> mysql root user, I get the "could not connect to server" message when I
> try to run a command such as listdb or createdb. Can anyone help with
> this?

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