[CentOS] MySQL stale socket

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I have a server with a faulty power supply that resets the server every 4/5 hours.

While I wait for the supplier to change the PS, I am facing an issue with MySQL.

When the system comes back on, mysqld script starts the daemon, but the connections via /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock don't work because MySQL doesn't delete and recreate the stale socket.

Apart from editing /etc/init.d/mysqld to force the deletion of a stale socket are there any other way to solve this issue?

Thank you un advance.

Ciao, luigi

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