Bug #24628 Had to create a symlink for /tmp/mysql.sock pointing to my mysql.sock

• Submitted: 27 Nov 2006 18:05
• Modified: 27 Nov 2006 19:16
• Reporter: Eduardo Kienetz
• Status: Won't fix
• Category: MySQL Workbench Preview
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 1.1.5alpha/1.1.6rc
• OS: Linux (Linux)
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: mysql.sock, socket, symlink

[27 Nov 2006 18:05] Eduardo Kienetz

Description:
I've tried to use MySQL Workbench but it wouldn't connect to my MySQL server running locally. When I ran MySQL Admnistrator I noticed it has an option to point to the mysql.sock file if not /tmp/mysql.sock . By doing that MySQL Administrator worked and so I saved the connection info believing MySQL Workbench would read it. Since MySQL Workbench didn't read that info, I had to create a symbolic link from /tmp/mysql.sock to my /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock (Slackware 11 default). So basically that option at MySQL Adminstrator gave me the hint to create the link. 

How to repeat:
Just try to use MySQL Workbench on Slackware 11's default mysql install :)

Suggested fix:
MySQL Workbench should also have the option to set the path to the mysql.sock file so we don't need to create a symlink.

[27 Nov 2006 19:16] MySQL Verification Team

Thank you for the bug report.