http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3385
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-03-20 11:39 ------- It's a permissions problem. A chown mysql /var/lib/mysql is the solution. ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------- Reminder: ------- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: UNCONFIRMED creation_date: description: /etc/init.d/mysql start MySQL can not start ... even through there is no other mysql-server running. Actually it says [OK] after running "mysql start" but in the logfile you see that it didn�t. /log/lib/mysql/"mymaschine".err ======================= 030316 23:48:36 mysqld started 030316 23:48:37 Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission denied 030316 23:48:37 Do you already have another mysqld server running on socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock ? 030316 23:48:37 Aborting 030316 23:48:37 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete 030316 23:48:37 mysqld ended
