I am trying to setup post nuke and it needs mysql. mysql won't start. rcmysql start gives this error in /var/lib/mysql/lead.err (lead like "fishing weights" is the name of the box) <see below for the lead.err file> I turned on start mysql in rc.config (using yast2) and set it to yes (as per in the suse manuals/books) After reinstalling mysql from RPM.. bash-2.05# cat /var/log/y2logRPMShort Installing mysql-devel ... OK Installing mysql Updating etc/rc.config... ... OK bash-2.05# cat /var/log/boot.msg <snipped for brevity> Starting ProFTPD Server: done Starting SSH daemondone Starting syslog servicesdone Importing Net File System (NFS)done Starting service at daemon:done Starting cupsddone Loading keymap qwerty/us.map.gz doneLoading compose table winkeys shiftctrl latin1.adddone Loading console font lat1-16.psfu doneSetting up console ttys doneStarting service MySQL Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql 011018 01:05:37 mysqld ended failed Starting mail service (Postfix)done Starting CRON daemondone Starting Name Service Cache Daemondone Starting service kdmdone Starting inetddone Starting sound driver: snd-card-sb16 done Restoring the previous sound settingdone Starting httpd [ Jserv PERL PHP4 Python ]done Starting personal-firewall (final) [not active]unused Master Resource Control: ruhed Failed services in runlevel 5: mysql <snip some more..> a cat of the /var/lib/mysql/lead.err file shows.. (here is that lead.err) mysqld started Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission denied Do you already have another mysqld server running on socket: /var/lib/mysql/msql.sock ? /usr/sbin/mysqld: shutdown complete mysqld ended Well, since the lead.err file asked me if I have another mysqld running.. a netstat -paut shows... bash-2.05# netstat -paut Active Internet connections (servers and established) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 *:login *:* LISTEN 898/inetd tcp 0 0 *:time *:* LISTEN 898/inetd tcp 0 0 localhost:8007 *:* LISTEN 1024/java tcp 0 0 172.16.67.1:netbios-ssn *:* LISTEN 297/vmware-smbd tcp 0 0 *:6000 *:* LISTEN 1760/X tcp 0 0 *:www-http *:* LISTEN 1021/httpd tcp 0 0 *:ftp *:* LISTEN 401/proftpd (accept tcp 0 0 *:ipp *:* LISTEN 502/cupsd tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN 759/master tcp 0 0 *:32957 *:* LISTEN 1911/kdeinit: kxmlr tcp 0 0 localhost:8007 localhost:33337 TIME_WAIT - tcp 0 0 localhost:8007 localhost:33336 TIME_WAIT - tcp 0 0 localhost:8007 localhost:33335 TIME_WAIT - tcp 0 0 localhost:8007 localhost:33334 TIME_WAIT - tcp 0 0 localhost:8007 localhost:33333 TIME_WAIT - tcp 0 0 localhost:8007 localhost:33335 TIME_WAIT - tcp 0 0 *:ssh *:* LISTEN 421/sshd udp 0 0 172.16.67.1:netbios-ns *:* 272/vmware-nmbd udp 0 0 *:netbios-ns *:* 272/vmware-nmbd udp 0 0 172.16.67.1:netbios-dgm *:* 272/vmware-nmbd udp 0 0 *:netbios-dgm *:* 272/vmware-nmbd udp 0 0 *:time *:* 898/inetd udp 0 0 *:ipp *:* 502/cupsd I'd say no. I don't see it. other notes: there is no mysql.sock file in /var/lib/mysql (using ls -a) (there was before I reinstalled and rm -rf'd /var/lib/mysql ; but even then I was still getting a mysql.sock error and mysql wouldn't start. error was (111) Now it's either (2) or (13) ) there are no locks in /var/lock (I looked) I've uninstalled / reinstalled mysql, it still doesn't work I've rm -rf /var/lib/mysql it still don't work I've looked throug the /etc/my.cnf I don't see anything (over and over and over) I ran mysql_install_db (over and over and over) I ran mysqladmin (adding passwords for mysql and host ie. both commands over and over and over and over and over) Yikes. what have I done?