From: Larry Martell
Date: February 6 2012 2:43pm
Subject: Re: mysql won't start with service, but starts with mysqld_safe
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On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 7:34 AM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl@stripped> wrot=
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> Am 06.02.2012 15:28, schrieb Chris Tate-Davies:
>> On 06/02/12 13:33, Larry Martell wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 2:38 AM, Chris Tate-Davies
>>> <chris.tatedavies@stripped> =C2=A0wrote:
>>>> Have you tried:
>>>>
>>>> mysql --verbose -u<username> =C2=A0-p<password>
>>>>
>>>> To output more information
>>> When would I use that? If I try to start it with 'service mysqld
>>> start' it fails to start.
>>>
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>> From terminal command...
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>> just try typing it, like this:
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>> mysql --verbose -u <username> -p<password>
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> and how can this help if mysqld does not start?

Yes, I was wondering the same thing.