multiple instances mysql on ubuntu error - mysql

Question

I have been trying to make multiple instances of mysql on ubuntu. These are the steps I followed.
mv /etc/init.d/mysql /etc/init.d/mysql_mono.server
cp /usr/share/mysql/mysqld_multi.server /etc/init.d/mysql
With your favourite text editor, edit /etc/init.d/mysql, then find the lines:
basedir=/usr/local/mysql
bindir=/usr/local/mysql/bin
And change to:
basedir=/usr
bindir=/usr/bin
If your have a root password in localhost, edit the file /usr/bin/mysqld_multi, then find the line:
$opt_password = undef()
And change to:
$opt_password = "password"
changing "password" by the 'root'#'localhost' password.
Now create a database directory for each additional mysqld instance:
# cp -pr /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/mysql1
# cp -pr /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/mysql2
My configuration file(my.cnf) is:
[client]
port = 3306
socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
# Here is entries for some specific programs
# The following values assume you have at least 32M ram
# This was formally known as [safe_mysqld]. Both versions are currently parsed.
[mysqld_safe]
socket = /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
nice = 0
[mysqld1]
user = root
pid-file = /var/run/mysqld1.pid
socket = /var/run/mysqld1.sock
port = 3301
datadir = /var/lib/mysql1
log = /var/log/mysql/mysql1.log
server-id = 1
log_bin = /var/log/mysql/mysql1-bin.log
[mysqld2]
user = root
pid-file = /var/run/mysqld2.pid
socket = /var/run/mysqld2.sock
port = 3302
datadir = /var/lib/mysql2
log = /var/log/mysql/mysql2.log
server-id = 2
log_bin = /var/log/mysql/mysql2-bin.log
# This replaces the startup script and checks MyISAM tables if needed
# the first time they are touched
myisam-recover = BACKUP
#max_connections = 100
#table_cache = 64
#thread_concurrency = 10
#
# * Query Cache Configuration
#
query_cache_limit = 1M
query_cache_size = 16M
#
# * Logging and Replication
#
# Both location gets rotated by the cronjob.
# Be aware that this log type is a performance killer.
# As of 5.1 you can enable the log at runtime!
#general_log_file = /var/log/mysql/mysql.log
#general_log = 1
log_error = /var/log/mysql/error.log
[mysqldump]
quick
quote-names
max_allowed_packet = 16M
[mysql]
#no-auto-rehash # faster start of mysql but no tab completition
[isamchk]
key_buffer = 16M
``!includedir /etc/mysql/conf.d/
Still I get this error when i run following command:
mysql --socket=/var/run/mysqld1.sock -uroot
ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld1.sock' (2)

Answer 1

via http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/multiple-unix-servers.html
One way is to run multiple MySQL instances on Unix is to compile
different servers with different default TCP/IP ports and Unix socket
files so that each one listens on different network interfaces.
Compiling in different base directories for each installation also
results automatically in a separate, compiled-in data directory, log
file, and PID file location for each server.
Assume that an existing 5.1 server is configured for the default
TCP/IP port number (3306) and Unix socket file (/tmp/mysql.sock). To
configure a new 5.5.35 server to have different operating parameters,
use a CMake command something like this:
shell> cmake . -DMYSQL_TCP_PORT=port_number \
-DMYSQL_UNIX_ADDR=file_name \
-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local/mysql-5.5.35