Miscellany

webserver:~# ps aux | grep mysq
root      2367  0.0  0.0   2540  1156 pts/1    S    16:07   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
mysql     2404  0.0  0.3  91816 13008 pts/1    Sl   16:07   0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-external-locking --port=3306 --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
root      2405  0.0  0.0   1684   540 pts/1    S    16:07   0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
root      2607  0.0  0.0   1768   524 pts/1    S+   16:12   0:00 grep mysq
webserver:~# kill -9 2367
webserver:~# kill -9 2404
webserver:~# ps aux | grep mysq
root      2616  0.0  0.0   1768   520 pts/1    S+   16:14   0:00 grep mysq
webserver:~# 
webserver:~# /etc/init.d/mysql start
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!
webserver:~# ps aux | grep mysq
root      2642  0.0  0.0   2540  1160 pts/1    S    16:14   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
mysql     2682  0.0  0.2  74904  9916 pts/1    Sl   16:14   0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-external-locking --port=3306 --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
root      2683  0.0  0.0   1684   540 pts/1    S    16:14   0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
root      2830  0.0  0.0   1768   520 pts/1    S+   16:14   0:00 grep mysq
webserver:~# /etc/init.d/mysql start
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!
webserver:~# /etc/init.d/mysql start
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld already running.
webserver:~# ps aux | grep mysq
root      2642  0.0  0.0   2540  1160 pts/1    S    16:14   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
mysql     2682  0.0  0.3  91816 13004 pts/1    Sl   16:14   0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-external-locking --port=3306 --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
root      2683  0.0  0.0   1684   540 pts/1    S    16:14   0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
root      2853  0.0  0.0   2540  1160 pts/1    S    16:15   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe
mysql     2890  0.0  0.2  74904  9916 pts/1    Sl   16:15   0:00 /usr/sbin/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-external-locking --port=3306 --socket=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
root      2891  0.0  0.0   1684   544 pts/1    S    16:15   0:00 logger -p daemon.err -t mysqld_safe -i -t mysqld
root      3073  0.0  0.0   1768   524 pts/1    S+   16:16   0:00 grep mysq
webserver:~#