cabuov02:/tmp# ps -eaf | grep mysql root 14530 13637 0 12:36:16 pts/tb 0:00 grep mysql cabuov02:/tmp# ll /tmp/mysql* /tmp/mysql* not found But there was a pid file: /var/opt/mysql/hvu03931.pid So, I renamed it, and tried starting mysqld again - it still fails. Michael
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: did you look in /tmp to see if there's a mysql.sock file there? if so, check to be *certain* that you don't have a mysql instance running already (including checking for the mysql pid file). if you don't, then remove the mysql.sock file and, if you found one, the .pid file, and then try to start mysql.