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[Eric Sandall <eric AT sandall.us>]

Quoting vze2hn5x AT verizon.net:
> Hello,
>
> I did a sorcery system-update yesterday, and now mysql doesn't seem to
> want to work.  I had it working before the update.  When starting up
> the computer I'm seeing:
> mysql:  Starting mysqld_safe...
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (5882) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (5882) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (5882) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6240) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6240) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6434) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6434) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6434) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6622) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6649) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6649) - No such process
> /usr/bin/mysqld_safe:  line 338:  kill:  (6736) - No such process
> mysql:  failure: . . . . . . . . . .
>
> Its version 4.1.8 from the stable grimoire.  Does anyone have any
> suggestions?  If any logs would help just let me know which ones.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric

Can you run /usr/bin/mysqld_safe on it's own and have it start? Did mysql get
updated, or any other libraries that mysql uses? Have you tried `cleanse --fix
mysql`?

-sandalle

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