problem starting mysql - mysqld.sock missing

[Adam Conrad]

Ben Edwards (lists) wrote:
> I have moved a dapper box and it has a new IP address (not sure if this
> is relevant).  When I try to start mysql I get errors (c below).  There
> is nothing in the /var/run/mysqld/ directory and mysqld.sock douse not
> exist anywhere;(

Have you fully upgraded, including upgrading your mysql-server to the
dapper version?  The breezy version doesn't know to create
/var/run/mysql on boot, so doesn't work on dapper, which wipes /var/run
on boot (well, doesn't wipe it, but rather mounts it as a tmpfs)

... Adam