On Tue, Aug 16, 2005 at 08:39:47PM +1000, kadil wrote: > after my recent "ap-get update" - "apt-get dist-upgrade" a few nights ago, > mysqld will not start: > > Please take a look at the syslog. > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)' > Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: > '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists!
This just means that mysqld is *currently* not running, not that it cannot start up at all. Try this as root: /etc/init.d/mysql start If mysqld indeed cannot start, this will give an error message. Please post that one. Then we might be able to help you. (BTW, I have no idea about the other problem; sorry.) -- Maurits van Rees | http://maurits.vanrees.org/ [Dutch/Nederlands] Public GnuPG key: http://maurits.vanrees.org/var/gpgkey.asc "It can seem like you're doing just fine, but the creep's creeping into your mind." - Neal Morse
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