On Sunday 25 May 2008 11:14:29 Jude DaShiell wrote:
> 080525 06:01:51 mysqld started
> 080525 6:01:51 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 43655
> 080525 6:01:51 [ERROR] Can't start server : Bind on unix socket:
> Permission denied 080525 6:01:51 [ERROR] Do you already have another
> mysqld server running on socket: /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock ? 080525
> 6:01:51 [ERROR] Aborting

As it says, it's the unix socket, not TCP. So, just delete off the mysql.sock
file and you're good to go.

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Shawn Tan

Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
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