Can't connect remotely

Check: bind-address in /etc/my.cnf; security group. Fix: Both must be opened deliberately — see deploy step 2.

Check: ls /var/lib/mysql-firstboot.done. Fix: If missing, first boot hasn't finished: `journalctl -u mysql-firstboot`.

mysqld won't start after config edit

Check: `journalctl -u mysqld -n 50`. Fix: Revert the edit; keys in /etc/my.cnf override my.cnf.d — check both.

Troubleshoot MySQL Community 8.4 LTS (Hardened)

Symptom	Check	Fix
Can't connect remotely	bind-address in /etc/my.cnf; security group	Both must be opened deliberately — see deploy step 2.
`sudo mysql` denied	ls /var/lib/mysql-firstboot.done	If missing, first boot hasn't finished: `journalctl -u mysql-firstboot`.
mysqld won't start after config edit	`journalctl -u mysqld -n 50`	Revert the edit; keys in /etc/my.cnf override my.cnf.d — check both.

Logs & useful commands

/var/log/mysqld.log; `journalctl -u mysqld -f`
Health: sudo mysql -e 'SELECT 1' (first boot completes when /var/lib/mysql-firstboot.done exists)
First boot state: A one-shot service (marker: /var/lib/mysql-firstboot.done) switches root to auth_socket and verifies the socket. Takes seconds; database is ready when the marker exists.

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