"cant connect to local MySQL server through socket

[ssin14]

I am having this error. Error number 2002.

[enjay]

Make sure the user running mysqld (typically mysql) has permissions to the /var/lib/mysql directory.

do you have any other errors when this happens? Like

/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock already exists errors or anything?

[ssin14]

no , only that error.

how can make it work?

[enjay]

Look at the mysql log

/var/log/mysql.log

-enjay

[ssin14]

thanks

it says No such file or directory

[enjay]

/var/log/mysqld.log

[ssin14]

well it says the samething again.

[ssin14]

do i have to change the socket entries in "vi /etc/my.cnf"
change it to /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock instead of /tmp/mysql.sock