Need help to start the server!!

[Alexander Dietz]

Hi,

I was using mySQL before, but then I had to change some settings on my local computer and now nothing works.
I have installed mySQL under Linux on a single computer and I am the only user.

Here are the different things that happen:

- 'mysql' or 'mysql -p' give the error:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13)

- 'mysql -h [host] -p' give the error:
ERROR 1130 (00000): #HY000Host '[host]' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server

- I cannot even look at the version (started as root): './bin/mysqladmin version' - Error:
/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)'

- Or changing some password: './bin/mysqladmin -u root password xxx'
./bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)'
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists!


How can I manage to start mysql asa normal user?? I tried nearly everything I could found in the documentation and I used Google to search for the errors I got but nothing worked for me!

I would appreciate help in that very much!

Alexander