"muhammad alqama" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello > a few days ago i had this problem in starting mysql daemon.. (described below by > previous messages).. which was solved. > i changed the permissions of the data directory. > > but now again i am facing the same problem. > but the error message is of binding the unix socket. > something like this..(not exact) > > " unix socket bind error. > do you have another mysql daemon running on the socket mentioned in the file .. > /var/run/mysql/?.sock" > > (?.. means i dont remember the exact name of the file probably mysql.sock > actually i am mailing from college computer lab not from my home due to some problem) > > but there is nothing in the dir /var/run/mysql > its empty. > the mysql user "mysql" have all the permissions of the data dir . > plz tell me what to do.. if this much details are sufficient for understanding the > problem.. otherwise i will mail with exact details. >
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