MySQL Bugs: #66100: ERROR 2002 (HY000)

Bug #66100	ERROR 2002 (HY000)
Submitted:	30 Jul 2012 19:26	Modified:	31 Jul 2012 6:19
Reporter:	branton ellerbee	Email Updates:
Status:	Not a Bug	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.2.41	OS:	MacOS (10.7.4)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
I am trying to import a .sql file into a mysql database and i am getting this error: ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

I also get the same error if i try to export the database to the desktop. 

I am new to mySQL; however, i do have 15 years of database experience. 

I have no idea what is going on, as well, i have spent the last 4 days trying to find a solution for this online to no avail. 

I can access the database, write queries and return recordsets... so i know that the database is working. 

Please let me know what this error code is referring to, and what i need to do to solve the issue. 

How to repeat:
Test on OSX 10.7.4 by selecting "manage improt / export"
Select either Data Export or Data Import/Restore in the left nav options.
follow instructions

At this point the above error gets created for me.

We're sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking help on using MySQL products. Your problem is not the result of a bug.

Support on using our products is available both free in our forums at http://forums.mysql.com/ and for a reasonable fee direct from our skilled support engineers at http://www.mysql.com/support/

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ps.  If socket file is not in the expected location, try connecting with mysql client options:  --host=127.0.0.1 --protocol=tcp