running fc26 on acer aspire laptop using mariadb mysql been running fine for months.
suddenly: # mysql ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111 "Connection refused") # dnf install mariadb # dnf install mariadb-server both indicated everything was already installed. # systemctl enable mariadb.service produced no errors # systemctl start mariadb.service produced this: > ● mariadb.service - MariaDB 10.1 database server > Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor > preset: disabled) > Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2018-02-01 15:46:02 EST; 13min > ago > Process: 20074 ExecStart=/usr/libexec/mysqld --basedir=/usr $MYSQLD_OPTS > $_WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > Process: 20000 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/mysql-prepare-db-dir > mariadb.service (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) > Process: 19970 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/mysql-check-socket (code=exited, > status=0/SUCCESS) > Main PID: 20074 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) > > Feb 01 15:46:01 rigel systemd[1]: Starting MariaDB 10.1 database server... > Feb 01 15:46:01 rigel mysql-check-socket[19970]: Socket file > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock exists. > Feb 01 15:46:01 rigel mysql-check-socket[19970]: No process is using > /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock, which means it is a garbage, so it will be removed > automatically. > Feb 01 15:46:01 rigel mysql-prepare-db-dir[20000]: Database MariaDB is > probably initialized in /var/lib/mysql already, nothing is done. > Feb 01 15:46:01 rigel mysql-prepare-db-dir[20000]: If this is not the case, > make sure the /var/lib/mysql is empty before running mysql-prepare-db-dir. > Feb 01 15:46:01 rigel mysqld[20074]: 2018-02-01 15:46:01 140518537700544 > [Note] /usr/libexec/mysqld (mysqld 10.1.30-MariaDB) starting as process 20074 > ... > Feb 01 15:46:02 rigel systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Main process exited, > code=exited, status=1/FAILURE > Feb 01 15:46:02 rigel systemd[1]: Failed to start MariaDB 10.1 database > server. > Feb 01 15:46:02 rigel systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Unit entered failed state. > Feb 01 15:46:02 rigel systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Failed with result > 'exit-code'. any suggestions as to what might have happened, or what i should do? ole dan j. daniel moylan 84 harvard ave brookline, ma 02446-6202 617-777-0207 (cel) j...@moylan.us www.moylan.us [no html pls] _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss