could not stop a mysql server

[arma]

Hi everybody.

I've got a little problem, we have a mysql server running on and for some odd reasons, my colleage killed the server (don't as my why... ).

We are currently trying to improve the speed of the mysql server by editing the my.cnf. So each, time we have to restart the mysqld ... and here is the problem, i cannot stop mysql by using '/etc/init.d/mysql stop' , only with the 'zap' argument.

I don't think it is very important since the server seems to work correctly... but i don't like when i don't understand something

If you have an idea, it will be great.

thanks
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[adaptr]

If the initscript isn't working that means the script is still flagged as "running" by Gentoo.
Look in /var/cache/init.d/started - delete mysqld when it really isn't running, and the initscripts will work as planned again.

Alternatively () it may be that the run (pid) file is stale; try deleting that, too.

Don't delete files when the server is running though.

I'm also wondering why you would restart the entire mysql server when you only change the configuration; just run