MySQL failed

I'm having trouble getting MySQL to work. Here's the message I get when I try to restart MySQL


mysql status root 23318 0.3 0.2 2220 1028 ? S 17:33 0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/safe_mysqld --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/localhost.localdomain.pid



mysql has failed, please contact the sysadmin.

The weird thing is, under service status, I get a green light under MySQL.

Also, when I tail the error logs, and messages, I get no errors. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

Here's what is in
/usr/lib/mysql

./ libdbug.a* libmerge.a* libmyisammrg.a* libmysqlclient.la* libmysys.a* mysqld-max.sym*
../ libheap.a* libmyisam.a* libmysqlclient.a* libmystrings.a* libnisam.a* mysqld.sym*

 

ok, Here's what is there. You should know that all of the accounts you seel below were transfered from another server.

./ coleiras_pchat1/ hostmidi_modelo/ novolar_novolar/
../ comproco_loja/ hostmidi_pchat1/ orbitec_lojavirtual/
aez_aez/ connectw_loja/ imerco_lojavirtual/ paineis_paineis/
aezcom_loja/ decorale_deco/ imerco_pchat1/ paintba_loja/
aezcom_pchat1/ deisi2_loja/ infocliq_lojavirtual/ papelari_admin/
agitoweb_cartoes/ demo_pchat3/ infocliq_pchat3/ papelari_loja/
aidiint1_loja/ demo_test/ iremar_mouse/ patio_patio/
aidiinte_loja/ diabete_loja/ jampa_loja/ pcflorip_loja/
aidirojo_loja/ dibianch_lojavirtual/ jampa_pchat1/ portofel_nuke/
aidisabo_pchat1/ digital_loja/ kama_kb/ potatus_xmb1/
aidisabo_xmb2/ digital_pchat1/ kar0919_pchat1/ premierc_pchat1/
alba_loja/ digitals_teste/ lazio_agbook1/ protec_loja/
alba_pchat1/ dvdsolut_portal/ lazio_xmb1/ prsnet_cadastro/
anime_lojavirtual/ editorar_loja/ lhpolito_politobd/ prsnet_loja/
antonioa_agbook1/ egshard_lojavirtual/ livjur_loja/ quality_loja/
antonioa_agbook2/ egshard_xmb2/ localhost.localdomain.err rangel_dbRangel/
artesana_loja/ existo_loja/ localhost.localdomain.pid riber_loja/
bembolad_loja/ existo_teste/ lojanatu_lojavirtual/ rickmarx_enquete/
bocadafo_4p/ express_loja/ louvores_pchat1/ rickmarx_sqlsql/
bocadafo_pchat1/ fuj_pchat1/ mail/ rogercom_rogercom/
brabra10_brasilplanet/ fuj_xmb1/ mapanet_busca/ rogercom_xmb1/
brabra10_xmb1/ gfw_geral/ mapanet_noticias/ rs1_loja/
bras2_finance/ gnomo_loja/ medical_loja/ rsracing_loja/
bras2_pchat1/ golemco_golem/ milanez_cdshop/ ruana_xmb1/
buckup_loja/ golemco_nuke/ milanez_visio/ sbr_/
buiasbr_agbook1/ guiaimob_guiaimob/ mjronlin_loja/ senior_loja/
buiasbr_loja/ guiaimob_pchat1/ monea_lojacrm/ sobrie_pchat1/
buiasbr_pchat2/ guilherm_lojavirtual/ monte_loja/ sobrie_pchat2/
bycodeb_loja/ hardking_loja/ movequip_lojavirtual/ softvixc_vendas/
camarabr_webos/ hardware_loja/ muzi_loja/ test/
cdsmil_portal/ hibris_webos/ mysql/ tigrenet_portal/
claudio_pchat1/ hospede_mouse/ mysql.sock= tios_agbook1/
cofscom_teste/ hospede_site/ ncviagem_loja_nc/ vavre_contatos/
root@localhost [/var/lib/mysql]#

 

Here's what I get.

drwxr-xr-x 129 mysql root 4096 Mar 7 20:31 mysql/

is that 735?
What next?

By the way, Thank you so much for taking the time to help me out.

 

I copied and pasted that in and got this message

chmod: invalid mode string: `mysql:mysql'

What am I missing?

 

I get this message now

chmod: invalid mode string: `mysql.mysql'

what next?

Thanks in advance

 

just in case. What folder should I do it in then?

 

Thanks, unfortunatly, that did not fix it. what next? I feel like I've tried everything but I'm sure that is not the case.

 

No luck. I'm trying a server reboot.

 

Still down. Did I mentioned that all of these accounts were transfered over from another server?

 

This is my clients server actually. I'm not sure what he did. I'm not sure which version of MySQL this is.