Is it possible that file permissions are causing the connection issue? How can I check this?

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Is it possible that file permissions are causing the connection issue? How can I check this?
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Yes, incorrect permissions on the socket file or the directory containing it can prevent connections. Check the permissions using `ls -l /run/mysqld/mysqld.sock` (or the actual socket path). The MySQL user (usually 'mysql') needs read and write access to the socket file and execute permission on the directory.