Server not running enough daemons

[thedaver]

I have a server (linux) with mysql 3.23.58 running. I had to have my provider power cycle the box for unknown reasons, now I'm getting some odd behavior from an otherwise well-working system.

"mysql stat"

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mysql  Ver 11.18 Distrib 3.23.58, for redhat-linux-gnu (i386)

Connection id:          10
Current database:
Current user:           root@localhost
Current pager:          stdout
Using outfile:          ''
Server version:         3.23.58
Protocol version:       10
Connection:             Localhost via UNIX socket
Client characterset:    latin1
Server characterset:    latin1
UNIX socket:            /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
Uptime:                 2 min 31 sec

Threads: 4  Questions: 46  Slow queries: 0  Opens: 13  Flush tables: 1  Open tables: 7 Queries per second avg: 0.305
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"my.cnf"

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[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
# skip_networking
skip-innodb

[mysql.server]
user=mysql
basedir=/var/lib

[safe_mysqld]
err-log=/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
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Error I see in "maillog" due to vpopmail/courier reporting a problem:

Aug 23 13:13:06 myhost authdaemond: vmysql: sql error[3]: MySQL server has gone away

"ps waux | grep -i sql"

root     11073  0.0  0.1  5284 1104 pts/0    S    13:26   0:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/safe_mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid

mysql    11102  0.0  0.5 32180 5640 pts/0    Sl   13:26   0:00 /usr/libexec/mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --basedir=/usr --datadir=/var/lib/mysql --user=mysql --pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid --skip-locking

I had REALLY expected to see about 6-10 mysqld child daemons running along side the one daemon that is legimately running. What's gone bad? Thanks!


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