Here's an example: root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle# cat drizzled.cnf mysql-protocol.port = 3307 root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle# service drizzle stop drizzle stop/waiting root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle# ps aux | grep drizzled.cnf root 21749 0.0 0.0 8952 880 pts/8 S+ 00:47 0:00 grep --color=auto drizzled.cnf root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle# ps aux | grep drizz root 21761 0.0 0.0 8952 876 pts/8 S+ 00:47 0:00 grep --color=auto drizz root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle# service drizzle start drizzle start/running, process 21770 root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle# ps aux | grep drizz root 21782 0.0 0.0 8952 876 pts/8 S+ 00:47 0:00 grep --color=auto drizz root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle# tail /var/log/syslog -n30 Mar 12 00:43:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: connect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:43:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: disconnect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:44:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: connect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:44:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: disconnect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:45:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: connect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:45:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: disconnect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:46:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: connect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:46:31 walterheck-tecra postfix/smtpd[21236]: disconnect from walterheck-tecra[127.0.0.1] Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21770) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21771) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21772) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21773) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:11 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21774) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21775) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21776) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21777) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21778) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21779) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process ended, respawning Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle main process (21780) terminated with status 1 Mar 12 00:47:12 walterheck-tecra init: drizzle respawning too fast, stopped root@walterheck-tecra:/etc/drizzle#