Блин, извините, мозг устал и уже не замечает такие опечатки.
vxk7m@atsmon:/var/lib$ ps aux | grep mysql
vxk7m 2696 0.0 0.0 3908 836 pts/0 S+ 14:43 0:00 grep --color=auto mysql
vxk7m@atsmon:/var/lib$ sudo service mysql start
start: Job failed to start
vxk7m@atsmon:/var/lib$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start
Rather than invoking init scripts through /etc/init.d, use the service(8)
utility, e.g. service mysql start
Since the script you are attempting to invoke has been converted to an
Upstart job, you may also use the start(8) utility, e.g. start mysql
start: Job failed to start
vxk7m@atsmon:/var/lib$