localhost phobos117 # emerge --config =dev-db/mysql-5.0.44-r1


Configuring pkg...

 * MySQL MY_DATADIR is /var/lib/mysql
 * Creating the mysql database and setting proper
 * permissions on it ...
 * Insert a password for the mysql 'root' user
 * Avoid ["'\_%] characters in the password
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 * Retype the password
    >
.071022 21:53:21 [ERROR] Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission denied
071022 21:53:21 [ERROR] Do you already have another mysqld server running on socket: //var/run/mysqld/mysqld24562.sock ?
071022 21:53:21 [ERROR] Aborting

071022 21:53:21 [Note] //usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete

....ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '//var/run/mysqld/mysqld24562.sock' (2)
 * Loading "zoneinfo", this step may require a few seconds ...
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '//var/run/mysqld/mysqld24562.sock' (2)
/usr/portage/eclass/mysql.eclass: line 874: //var/run/mysqld/mysqld4190.pid: No such file or directory
kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec ... or kill -l [sigspec]
 * Stopping the server ...
 * Done