Why MySQL Server not accepting connections and throwing 'ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'scruffy' (113)' error.
Issue
- Attempting to connect MySQL server from RHEL 6.2 throws 'ERROR 2003 (HY000): Can't connect to MySQL server on 'scruffy' (113)'
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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