Mysql fails with Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/m

[noimad1]

Ok, my mysql is failing with the error:

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (13)

I've tried all of the usual fixes, but can't seem to get anything to work.

Here is what I have tried.

1. Tried to reset the root mysql password.
2. Did a /scripts/mysqlup --force
3. Did the following:


cd /var/lib/mysql
touch mysql.sock
chown mysql:mysql mysql.sock
chmod 1777 mysql.sock

now make a sym link into /tmp

ln -s /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock /tmp
then
chmod 1777 /tmp

now
/scripts/mysqlup --force


now just restart mysql
/etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql restart


None of which seem to work.....

Does it look like I missed anything? Any ideas?

[noimad1]

disregard....it looks like a /scripts/upcp --force did the trick.