"mysql dead but subsys locked."
Normally this would happen if you've got a previous version of MySQL
that was installed along with your RedHat OS. Try to uninstall it and
also find the "mysql.pid" and delete it. If you find any mysql.pid, it
may mean that a previously running mysqld failed to shutdown properly.
HTH.
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