[otrs] mysql fails to start

Hello all, I am currently running mysql on a SuSE 9.0 machine. here is the mysql version Server version 4.0.15 Protocol version 10 Connection Localhost via UNIX socket UNIX socket /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock Uptime: 23 min 0 sec The problem I'm having is that whenever I start the service "rcmysql start" it fails to start. the weird thing is that I can access the databases and login to mysql. Any idea on what I can try to correct this problem and get the daemon to run properly? thanks marshall