/etc/init.d/mysql restart
Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld.
Starting MySQL database server: mysqld...failed.
        Please take a look at the syslog.
/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (111)'
Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists!
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# tail -f /var/log/syslog
Dec  9 18:53:23 localhost mysqld[25908]: 061209 18:53:23 [ERROR] Aborting
Dec  9 18:53:23 localhost mysqld[25908]:
Dec  9 18:53:23 localhost mysqld[25908]: 061209 18:53:23 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete
Dec  9 18:53:23 localhost mysqld[25908]:
Dec  9 18:53:23 localhost mysqld_safe[25910]: ended
Dec  9 18:53:29 localhost /etc/init.d/mysql[25973]: 0 processes alive and '/usr/bin/mysqladmin --defaults-file=/etc/mysql/debian.cnf ping' resulted in
Dec  9 18:53:29 localhost /etc/init.d/mysql[25973]: ^G/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
Dec  9 18:53:29 localhost /etc/init.d/mysql[25973]: error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (111)'
Dec  9 18:53:29 localhost /etc/init.d/mysql[25973]: Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists!
Dec  9 18:53:29 localhost /etc/init.d/mysql[25973]: