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What causes "ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server..."?

error 2002 while i give mysql as root it works but when i give it as a user it gives me this error,

Jan 16th, 2001 04:12
Torsten Zelger, Nathan Wallace, sarf kazi,

The most probable cause of this is that you haven't started the mysqld
(mysql server) yet.

The message appears WHILE TRYING TO START the mysql-server so I think 
it is obvious that the server is not yet started when the message 
appears. I would like to know why I cannot start the server.