jcb@localhost:~$ systemctl status mysqld.service * mysqld.service - MySQL 5.6 database server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mysqld.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Do 2015-11-26 09:52:45 CET; 7h ago Process: 1528 ExecStartPost=/usr/libexec/mysql-check-upgrade (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 1000 ExecStartPost=/usr/libexec/mysql-wait-ready $MAINPID (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 919 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/mysql-prepare-db-dir %n (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 793 ExecStartPre=/usr/libexec/mysql-check-socket (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 999 (mysqld_safe) CGroup: /system.slice/mysqld.service |- 999 /bin/sh /usr/bin/mysqld_safe --basedir=/usr |_1309 /usr/libexec/mysqld --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql... Nov 26 09:52:44 localhost.localdomain mysqld_safe[999]: 151126 09:52:44 mysql... Nov 26 09:52:44 localhost.localdomain mysqld_safe[999]: 151126 09:52:44 mysql... Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.