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ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

service mysqld status

ps fax | grep mysqld

[root@test /]$  mysql
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib        h socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)service mysqld statusSQL server through
-bash: syntax error near unexpected token `('
[root@test /]$  service mysqld status
mysqld is stopped
[root@test /]$  ps fax | grep mysqld
 5636 pts/1    S+     0:00          \_ grep mysqld
[root@test /]$  service mysqld start
Timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon.
Starting MySQL:                                            [FAILED]
[root@test /]$