anirvana@ubuntu:~$ mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables
110617 22:08:58 mysqld_safe Logging to syslog.
110617 22:08:58 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
rm: cannot remove `/var/lib/mysql/ubuntu.pid': Permission denied
110617 22:08:58 mysqld_safe mysqld from pid file /var/lib/mysql/ubuntu.pid ended
anirvana@ubuntu:~$