[Bitnami] mysql_upgrade: Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock'
Got into this error while trying to run "mysql_upgrade" command bitnami@server:~$ mysql_upgrade --force -uroot -p Enter password: mysql_upgrade: Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2) while connecting to the MySQL server Upgrade process encountered error and will not continue. Solution: Just do a symbolic link for the mysql.sock file. bitnami@server:~$ ln -s /opt/bitnami/mysql/tmp/mysql.sock /tmp/mysql.sock Wahlah! Problem solved! bitnami@vulcan-clients:/tmp$ mysql_upgrade --force -uroot -p Enter password: Checking server version. Running queries to upgrade MySQL server. Checking system database. mysql.columns_priv OK mysql.db OK mysql.engine_cost OK mysql.event OK mysql.func OK mysql.general_log