[Configuring init.d] MySQL Default configuration is blocking one of my instances on startup

[David Snedden]

Hey guys, I am having a bit of an issue that popped up over the past weekend.

One of my servers was rebooted and when the server came it started a default instance of mysql that is configured upon installation. It uses port 3306 as a default and blocks one of my instances from coming up.

I suppose my query is two-fold, and one answer may resolve both potentially:

1. I need to disable this basic instance from starting as it is owned by root and I cannot kill it without engaging another team from my company, is this possible?

2. How can I configure init.d to point to /etc/my.cnf for configuration such that if a reboot occurs it boots the twelve instances I have set up and doesn't default to /var/lib/mysql



I think what is happening is it is going to /var/lib/mysql and starting an instance based off some default configuration as there is not a my.cnf file located here, but I find this code in init.d:

# Set some defaults
mysqld_pid_file_path=
if test -z "$basedir"
then
basedir=/usr
bindir=/usr/bin
if test -z "$datadir"
then
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
fi

My data directories change per instance and they are all specified in /etc/my.cnf

I appreciate any effort spent helping with this issue, I'll continue to investigate and post updates if I have any.