Missing /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock file

Question

I\'m trying to access mysql and when I run the mysql command, I get the following.

[root@ip-10-229-65-166 tpdatabase-1.8.0.28356]# mysql

ERR

Answer 1

I recently encountered this problem after an upgrade on Ubuntu 18.04. The solution here solved it https://serverfault.com/a/957723/439448.