Can not reset MariaDB password "can't connect to local MySQL server through socket"

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mysql mariadb password password-recovery

                          
When I go 

    mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

This message is outputted.

    170802 14:14:15 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql

When I try to run mariadb, I get

    $ mariadb
    ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2 "No such file or directory")

When I check the logs, I don't see anything.

Asked by Evan Carroll (65502 rep)

Aug 2, 2017, 08:04 PM
Last activity: Aug 3, 2017, 04:36 PM

Can not reset MariaDB password "can't connect to local MySQL server through socket"

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