[Refdb-users] Problem with installation.

[Jason C. <ja...@ne...>]

Hello,

I've been pulling my hair out for hours now, and am giving up for now.  I hope 
somebody here can give me more information to go on.

I've installed refdb & unsundry libraries and programs.  Some perhaps relevant 
info:

linux debian stable
refdb version 0.9.2
libdbi version 0.7.1
btparse version btparse-0.33

Other libraries etc. came from debian stable and a few from unstable.

My problem is this.  I don't seem to be able to connect to my mysql database, 
event though it really seems like I should be able to.  Following the 
"testing" section in the manual:

---- snip ----
jason@laplace:~$ refdbd -s -V -e 0 -l 7 
application server started
use /tmp/refdbd_fifo32628 as fifo
server waiting n_max_fd=4
adding client on fd 5
server waiting n_max_fd=5
parent removing client on fd 5
server waiting n_max_fd=4
try to read from client
serving client on fd 5 with protocol version 1
120-04-08-22
send pseudo-random string to client
viewstat  -u root -w 073048090073059083
dbi is up
localhost
root
xxxpasswordxxx

3306
mysql
f
creating database connection structure failed
command processing done, finish dialog now
child finished client on fd 5
child exited with code 0
server waiting n_max_fd=4
---- snip ----

I think the "creating database connection structure failed" is important, but 
I'm not sure how to interpret it.

And in another window:

---- snip ----
jason@laplace:~$ refdba -u root -w xxxpasswordxxx
refdba: set
serverip 127.0.0.1
port 9734
verbose f
pager less
username root
timeout 30
logfile /var/log/refdba.log
logdest 1
loglevel INFO
refdblib
refdba: viewstat  #less gives: could not connect to database server here
refdba: quit
---- snip ----

I get a "could not connect to database server here" error from refdba, as I 
tried to annotate in the above.  But now in the same terminal I can do:

---- snip ----
jason@laplace:~$ mysql -u root --password=xxxpasswordxxx -P 3306
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 13 to server version: 3.23.49-log

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> use refdb1
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Database changed
mysql> quit
Bye
jason@laplace:~$mysqlshow -u root --password=xxxpasswordxxx refdb1
Database: refdb1
+-----------------+
|     Tables      |
+-----------------+
| CITSTYLE        |
| POSITIONS       |
| REFSTYLE        |
| SEPARATORS      |
| t_journal_words |
+-----------------+
---- snip ----

So I mysql is obviously working, and I seem to have made the database fine.

Can somebody please float me a clue!!!???
-- 
-Jason Crosswhite
 Graduate Research Assistant
 University of Oregon
 Geophysics Group