centos: Another MySQL daemon already running with the same unix socket

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I have a strange error when starting mysqld service:

Another MySQL daemon already running with the same unix socket.

I've tried to list running services and stopping them but the same error happens when starting mysqld service.

I can try to remove the mysqld and reinstall it but will this remove the database too?

centos6 sockets unix mysql
10 Answers

I have found a solution for anyone in this problem change the socket dir to a new location in my.cnf file

socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql2.sock

and service mysqld start

or the fast way as GeckoSEO answered

# mv /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock.bak

# service mysqld start
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