Comments - What to Do if MariaDB Doesn't Start
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One of the first things you suggest at the top of this document is using these commands to locate the error log and data directory. Will these commands run if "MariaDB Doesn't Start"?
mysqld --help --verbose | grep 'log-error' | tail -1 mysqld --help --verbose | grep 'datadir' | tail -1
Not always, but in many cases yes.