start up issue with mysql daemon

[Fabio Rampazzo Mathias]

check /var/log/mysqld.log....
check if there's a mysqld already running (ps afx | grep -i mysql)...

mysql.sock could be at other place, try mysql -h 127.0.0.1 it will use
TCP/IP protocol instead....

cheers

On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 2:01 AM, Mahalingam Subramaniam <smal at ccmb.res.in>wrote:

> Dear All
>
> While trying to install mysql ( binary distro mysql-5.1.37.tar.gz ) on RHEL
> 5.2 platform, I am unable to start off the mysql daemon which throws an
> error message as follows:
>
> # /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql start
> Starting MySQL.Manager of pid-file quit without updating fi [FAILED]
>
> # /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S64mysql start
> Starting MySQL.Manager of pid-file quit without updating fi[FAILED]
>
> ]# mysqladmin version
> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)'
> Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock' exists!
>
> Help to debug above mentioned errors are highly regarded and appreciated.
>
> with regards
> s.mahalingam
>
>
>
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