also here is what yum did: 01/22/05 02:47:42 Updated: mysql 3.23.58-9.1.i386 01/22/05 03:08:19 Updated: mysql-server 3.23.58-9.1.i386 is there an easy way to roll back to previous versions? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Rennix" <paul2004@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Yellowdog Updater, Modified" <yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 10:23 AM Subject: [Yum] yum breaks mysql >I did a yum update last night and now I am having trouble starting mysql. > > > [root@bubba mysql]# cat /var/log/mysqld.log > > 050122 10:08:08 mysqld started > 050122 10:08:08 Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission > denied > 050122 10:08:08 Do you already have another mysqld server running on > socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock ? > 050122 10:08:08 Aborting > > 050122 10:08:08 /usr/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown Complete > > 050122 10:08:08 mysqld ended > > any ideas? Of course this makes many things break. > > Thanks In Advance > > -Paul > > _______________________________________________ > Yum mailing list > Yum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.dulug.duke.edu/mailman/listinfo/yum > >