sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart Password: Stopping MySQL database server: mysqld. Starting MySQL database server: mysqld. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...failed or took more than 6s. 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' (2)' Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' exists!