MySQL Configuration Problem

[Denis Nikitin]

Hi Joe,
I would check if mysqld is running first:
ps -ef | grep mysqld
You should have something like:
mysql     1019   991  0 10:52 pts/0    00:00:00 
/usr/local/mysql/libexec/mysqld
as an output.
If it's not running then try to start it:
 /etc/init.d/mysql start
I know, you 've said you have it configured to start at boot time - but 
it could be easily starting on one run level and be killed when
you move to another (say 5 - with X Windows). I've seen such config out 
of the box.
If mysqld is running - try to connect as 'root' first. Without the password:
/usr/bin/mysql -uroot
This is config (again) out the box.
Should work :)
Once you'll able to connect as root - I am sure you'll figure out how to 
set permissions for
all other users you want to allow access to your mysql server.
Best regards,
Denis.

J. De Salvo wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Running YDL 3.0 with its shipped MySQL distribution. MySQL is configured
>to start up at boot time via the services configuration tool. However,
>no matter what I do, I cannot connect to the server. Root, my ordinary
>login name and mysql user all receive 'permission denied' when I try to
>connect to MySQL.
>
>I've searched the MySQL documentation and attempted to follow the
>instructions found there, but either I'm missing something or I'm too
>dense to understand the instructions. Would some kind sould please help
>me with this or point me to a Web page that provides lucid instructions
>for getting me up and running?
>
>Thank you for your help
>
>Joe
>
>
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