myslq.sock:: No such device or address

[the_oliver]

hello,

 

Im trying to make to possible to connect to a mysql database from hosts other then the localhost.  (actually for database replication).  The problem im having is when i try to open the myslq.sock file im getting the error message (in nano) "No such device or address: mysql.sock"  and vi just tells me i dont have permission to view the file.

 

Im logged in as root, and the permissions on the file read:

srwxrwxrwx  1 mysql mysql    0 Dec  8 11:45 mysql.sock

 

Can anyone shed some light on this please?  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

Thanks.