[Users] OpenSER attempting local mysql connection

I have openser.cgf pointing openser to use a remote database using this line: modparam("auth_db", "db_url", "mysql://serusr:mypass@192.168.0.54/ser") Upon initializing the auth_db module it seems to be insisting on connecting locally (which fails) I compiled all the modules for mysql5 using the devel libs from the mysql official redhat enterprise rpms. I can add/rem users to this remote database using openserctl. When I start openser I get this output: 0(3076) WARNING: fix_socket_list: could not rev. resolve 192.168.0.52 0(3076) WARNING: fix_socket_list: could not rev. resolve 192.168.0.52 Listening on udp: 127.0.0.1 [127.0.0.1]:5060 udp: 192.168.0.52 [192.168.0.52]:5060 tcp: 127.0.0.1 [127.0.0.1]:5060 tcp: 192.168.0.52 [192.168.0.52]:5060 Aliases: tcp: localhost:5060 tcp: localhost.localdomain:5060 tcp: amnesiac:5060 udp: localhost:5060 udp: localhost.localdomain:5060 udp: amnesiac:5060 stateless - initializing 0(0) Maxfwd module- initializing textops - initializing 0(0) AUTH module - initializing 0(0) AUTH_DB module - initializing 0(0) new_connection: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2) 0(0) register_udomain(): Can not open database connection 0(0) domain_fixup(): Error while registering domain ERROR: error -1 while trying to fix configuration any ideas? Rick