Cannot start mysql - Debian lenny

[asmar]

Hello,

Sudenly after a server reboot mysql can't start. I've tried every single post in this forums without success.

Tried to rebuild:

$:# cd /usr/local/directadmin/custombuild; ./build mysql d
Dumping database mysql
mysqldump: Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) when trying to connect
Dumping database test
Stopping mysqld ...
Stopping mysqld: [ FAILED ]
Starting mysqld: [ OK ]
Giving mysqld a few seconds to start up...
Looking for 'mysql' as: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysql
Looking for 'mysqlcheck' as: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlcheck
Running 'mysqlcheck' with connection arguments: '--port=3306' '--socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock'
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlcheck: Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) when trying to connect
FATAL ERROR: Upgrade failed
/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlcheck: Got error: 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) when trying to connect
Restarting MySQL.
Stopping mysqld: [ FAILED ]
Starting mysqld: [ OK ]
It is recommended to do "./build php n" after MySQL update.
diver:/usr/local/directadmin/custombuild#

 

[asmar]

Please ignore my post, I've found it:

Looks like the apt-get fiasco caused MySQL to look for /etc/mysql/my.cnf instead of /etc/my.cnf
Just did a symlink back to the correct cnf file and now everything is back up.