CentOS - Feb 2012 - mysql won't start with service, but starts with mysqld_safe

Just installed mysql on centos 6.2. When I try to start it with service I get:

#service mysqld start
MySQL Daemon failed to start.
Starting mysqld:                                           [FAILED]

Nothing at all is written to the error log.

But if I start it with mysqld_safe it comes up and works fine.

Anyone know what's going on here?

-larry

On Sat, 2012-02-04 at 17:15 -0700, Larry Martell wrote:
> Just installed mysql on centos 6.2. When I try to start it with service I
get:
> 
> #service mysqld start
> MySQL Daemon failed to start.
> Starting mysqld:                                           [FAILED]
> 
> Nothing at all is written to the error log.
> 
> But if I start it with mysqld_safe it comes up and works fine.
> 
> Anyone know what's going on here?
Did it hang while trying to start? Or was it an immediate failure.