[root@localhost mysql]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can‘t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock‘ (2)
[root@localhost /]# find / -name mysql.sock
/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
找到本地的sock文件后，直接创建一个软链接
[root@localhost /]# ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock
[root@localhost /]# mysql -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
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Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket 解决方案
原文：https://www.cnblogs.com/myibm/p/14763492.html