Michael Sullivan wrote: > I am having trouble with /etc/init.d/mysql. I rebooted my system, and > when it finished rebooting I tried to connect to the mysql daemon and > failed. I looked in /var/log/mysql: There was a file there called > mysql.err. The contents were: > > 050831 15:47:29 mysqld started > 050831 15:47:30 Can't start server: Bind on TCP/IP port: Address already > in use > 050831 15:47:30 Do you already have another mysqld server running on > port: 3306 ? > 050831 15:47:30 Aborting > > 050831 15:47:30 /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete > > 050831 15:47:30 mysqld ended >
check the output of ps aux look for mysqld processes in the list - if it is running then try killing the mysqld processes or restarting the machine > > I tried netstat | grep '3306': > > bullet mysql # netstat | grep '3306' > bullet mysql # netstat -n | grep 3306 or netstat | grep mysql might be better > > The output was blank, so I assume that port 3306 is NOT in use. Any > ideas? > Do you have something else that could be using the port - a rootkit or someone else running a service on the box? -- Tim Igoe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://tim.igoe.me.uk - Personal Site http://tv.igoe.me.uk - UK TV Guide "Computers are like Air-con, open windows and they stop working!"
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