Can't get mysql to start

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 11/27/06, Michael Satterwhite <michael at weblore.com> wrote:
> I just installed Fedora Core 5, and I'm trying to get my mysql server
> up. It shows as installed in rpm. When (as root) I run mysqld_safe, I get
>
>      Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
>      STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
>      061126 16:03:40  mysqld ended
>
> I have run chkconfig mysqld on, but I can't get the server to start. Any
> and all help greatly appreciated.
>
> ---Michael
>

Send us the output of `service mysqld status` and the contents of
/var/log/mysqld.log (stripping any personal data if any of course)

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