Bug #8622 Hangs when "mysql> desc tablename;" is called
Submitted: 19 Feb 2005 3:55 Modified: 19 Feb 2005 4:35
Reporter: Krishnamoorthi Brahmadesam Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Command-line Clients Severity:S1 (Critical)
Version:5.0.2.alpha.win OS:Windows (XP)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[19 Feb 2005 3:55] Krishnamoorthi Brahmadesam 
Description:
If I execute desc tablename; A error was thrown stating that the connection is lost. The error is stated below.

ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'localhost' (10061)

How to repeat:
mysql never starts again. I have to reboot the system again.

Suggested fix:
No Idea
[19 Feb 2005 4:35] Jorge del Conde 
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been committed to our
source repository of that product and will be incorporated into the
next release.

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available version, including the bugfix, yourself. More information 
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