mysql.server start failed: Starting MySQLCouldn’t find MySQL manager (/var/lib/bin/mysql) or server (/var/lib/bin/mysqld_safe)

While doing a mysql start you sometimes get the following error.

bash# service mysql start

Starting MySQLCouldn’t find MySQL manager (/var/lib/bin/mysql) or server (/var/lib/bin/mysqld_safe)


make sure that you comment out or remove the basedir directive from /etc/my.cnf file

[mysql.server ]
server=mysql
#basedir=/var/lib

Then restart mysql