[debian-mysql] Bug#786981: mysql-server: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2)

[Gavin Kinsey]

I believe this bug is the same as one reported to Ubuntu 
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-5.6/+bug/1435823

The solution from there is:

Bruno Patri (bruno666-deactivatedaccount) wrote on 2015-03-24: 	#3

Create a newfile /etc/tmpfiles.d/mysql.conf:

# systemd tmpfile settings for mysql
# See tmpfiles.d(5) for details

d /var/run/mysqld 0755 mysql mysql -

After reboot, mysql should start normally.
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