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[LUG] Troubleshooting MySQL... failure to start

 

Hi all,

Recently my home server (Debian stable; file-, web- and mail-server) had 'issues' 
which it turns out was due to a failing PSU... kept overheating due to a dead fan 
and it would powercycle ever few minutes.  Needless to say this had a somewhat 
detrimental effect on the filesystem(s).  Performed a motherboardectomy and 
transplant and now have a server up and running again quite nicely, bar for one 
ickle thing... MySQL.  The init script merely fails with "Starting MySQL database 
server: mysqld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . failed!".  I have to admit that I know 
almost nothing about MySQL so I have no idea where to start the troubleshooting 
process.

Any pointers (bar RTFM) would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers.
Grant.

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