[Yum] yum breaks mysql

[Konstantin Ryabitsev]

On Sat, 2005-22-01 at 10:23 -0700, Paul Rennix wrote:
> I did a yum update last night and now I am having trouble starting mysql.
> 
> 
> [root at bubba mysql]# cat /var/log/mysqld.log
> 
> 050122 10:08:08  mysqld started
> 050122 10:08:08  Can't start server : Bind on unix socket: Permission denied
> 050122 10:08:08  Do you already have another mysqld server running on 
> socket: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock ?
> 050122 10:08:08  Aborting
> 
> 050122 10:08:08  /usr/libexec/mysqld: Shutdown Complete
> 
> 050122 10:08:08  mysqld ended
> 
> any ideas?  Of course this makes many things break.

This is a mysql or mysql package issue, not a yum issue. Yum didn't
break your system, upgrading your mysql RPM broke your system. You
should ask on the list pertaining to your distribution.

Regards,
-- 
Konstantin Ryabitsev <icon at linux.duke.edu>
Duke University Physics