Re: [gentoo-user] mysql won't start

[Alexander Kirillov]

> I moved my /var to a new disk and now amarok will nor work because it can't
> connect to mysql
> Can't connect to local MySQL server through
> socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
>
> If I /etc/init.d/mysql stop
>  * Caching service dependencies ...                              [ ok ]
>  * WARNING:  mysql has not yet been started.
>
> If I /etc/init.d/mysql start
>  *  ...
>  * Starting mysql (/etc/mysql/my.cnf)
>  * MySQL NOT started (0)
>
> If I just type mysql, I get the following error:-
> ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through
> socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)
>
> So it looks as if I have really screwed up moving /var
> The /var/run/mysql directory is empty

Check the permissions on /var/run/mysql.
It should be owned by mysql.
What's in mysql logs? They're probably in /var/log/mysql

Sasha


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