mysql protocol problems - monit 4.5.1

[unruhtech]

here is what i am getting in my log file:

[CDT Aug 13 12:55:10] MYSQL: error receiving login response -- Resource 
temporarily unavailable
[CDT Aug 13 12:55:10] 'mysql' failed protocol test [MYSQL] at 
INET[192.168.1.34:3306].

here is my monitrc entry (pretty much right out of the docs):

check process mysql with pidfile /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
   group database
   mode active
   start program = "/etc/init.d/mysqld start"
   stop program = "/etc/init.d/mysqld stop"
   if failed host 192.168.1.34 port 3306 protocol mysql then restart
   if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout

running on FC4 and using monit 4.5.1

is this a mysql config problem (no clue what) or a monit problem?
ideas?

thanks,
steve