root@host2128:~# mysql --defaults-file=/root/.my.cnf
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

[mysqldump]
host = remote_server_ip
port = 3306
user = backup_user
password = mypass
quick
quote-names
max_allowed_packet      = 16M