Once again, mysql problem

[Secret Agent]

Mysql error in restart WHM:
/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)' Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' exists! mysql has failed, please contact the sysadmin (result was "mysql has failed").

Error when resetting root mysql password:

Mysql password change failed!!
A forced reset will now be attempted.
Reset Mysql Password

Waiting for mysql to restart.....Done
Changing Password....Done
Fixing Mysql Privilege Table....This script updates all the mysql privilege tables to be usable by
MySQL 4.0 and above.

This is needed if you want to use the new GRANT functions,
CREATE AGGREGATE FUNCTION, or the more secure passwords in 4.1

You can safely ignore all 'Duplicate column' and 'Unknown column' errors
because these just mean that your tables are already up to date.
This script is safe to run even if your tables are already up to date!

Got a failure from command:
/usr/bin/mysql --no-defaults --force --user=root --host=localhost --password=3esTe2ub --database=mysql
Please check the above output and try again.

If you get an 'Access denied' error, you should run this script again and
give the MySQL root user password as an argument with the --password= option
Done
Reloading Mysqld...
Done
Waiting for mysql to terminate.....
Restarting mysql....Starting MySQL...................................[FAILED] Done
The Mysql Root Password has been changed
Password changed for root to 3esTe2ub




End of /scripts/mysqlup --force

ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (111)
Got a failure from command:
/usr/bin/mysql --no-defaults --force --user=root --host=localhost --password=3esTe2ub --database=mysql
Please check the above output and try again.

If you get an 'Access denied' error, you should run this script again and
give the MySQL root user password as an argument with the --password= option
Install Complete

/etc/my.cnf shows

[mysqld]
set-variable = max_connections=500
safe-show-database



The /tmp shows the mysql.sock and so does /var/lib/mysql

I removed the server.domain.pid.err file as well, restarted, same error

Please help

[Secret Agent]

Fixed:

chmod 1777 /tmp