quick solution?

[jekillen]

Hi all;
I had a blackout occur and the server I'm running overran the ups 
support before I could get to it to shut it down cleanly.
It has been restarted but now my MySQL server complains that it can't 
connect through mysql.sock. Being impatient
and lazy, I'm wondering if there is a quick solution. Or should I grit 
my teeth and RTFM?
I'm running FreeBSD v6.0 (as to why I'm querying this list).
Is there a utility for a general inspection of the system and software?
Thanks for any helpful replies.
JK