On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:17:15 -0700 Justin Swanhart <greenlion@gmail.com> wrote: Justin> Hi, Justin> Justin> To figure out which library is being linked in dynamically (ie, Justin> the wrong one) use the 'ldd' tool. Justin> Justin> ldd $(which mysql) | grep mysql Justin> or Justin> ldd /path/to/the/binary | grep mysql Justin> Justin> for example: Justin> [justin.swanhart@mybox ~]$ ldd $(which mysql)|grep mysql Justin> libmysqlclient.so.15 Justin> => /usr/lib64/mysql/libmysqlclient.so.15 (0x00000035a7800000) I'll incorporate this into response, since it's a good troubleshooting tip and I'm thinking this error will be encountered a lot (or at least more than once) as people transition from MySQL to MariaDB. My current plan is to create a troubleshooting article for the Knowledgebase and then link to it in a reply to the original comment on the mysql client page. Thanks! -- Daniel Bartholomew Monty Program - http://askmonty.org