mariadb fails to start - status=1/FAILURE

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Curently having issues starting mariadb, am using latest kernel on debian 9

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systemctl status mariadb.service
● mariadb.service - MariaDB database server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/mariadb.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2018-07-03 13:28:54 BST; 5min ago
  Process: 22528 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/mysqld $MYSQLD_OPTS $_WSREP_NEW_CLUSTER $_WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  Process: 22437 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c [ ! -e /usr/bin/galera_recovery ] && VAR= ||   VAR=`/usr/bin/galera_recovery`; [ $? -eq 0 ]   && systemctl set-environment _WSREP_START_POSITI
  Process: 22433 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c systemctl unset-environment _WSREP_START_POSITION (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 22430 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/install -m 755 -o mysql -g root -d /var/run/mysqld (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 22528 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Status: "MariaDB server is down"

Jul 03 13:28:50 server.lislehost.com systemd[1]: Starting MariaDB database server...
Jul 03 13:28:51 server.lislehost.com mysqld[22528]: 2018-07-03 13:28:51 139751508472384 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld (mysqld 10.1.26-MariaDB-0+deb9u1) starting as process 22528 ...
Jul 03 13:28:54 server.lislehost.com systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jul 03 13:28:54 server.lislehost.com systemd[1]: Failed to start MariaDB database server.
Jul 03 13:28:54 server.lislehost.com systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Unit entered failed state.
Jul 03 13:28:54 server.lislehost.com systemd[1]: mariadb.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

any ideas