I'm getting this error intermittently and keep on getting locked out of MT4. My hosting company say it's not something at their end/something they can help with.
I haven't changed any code recently so I don't think it's me making a mess of things. Any help gladly received.
Mt Check says it should be working:
System Information
Movable Type version: 4.23-en
Current working directory: /mounted-storage/home15a/sub003/sc17863-RCEM/www/cgi-bin/mt
MT home directory: /home15a/sub003/sc17863-RCEM/www/cgi-bin/mt/
Operating system: linux
Perl version: v5.10.0
Perl include path:
plugins/ActionStreams/lib
plugins/Podcast/lib
plugins/MediaManager/lib
plugins/reCaptcha/lib
plugins/Sandbox/lib
plugins/StyleCatcher/lib
plugins/Textile/lib
plugins/GoogleSearch/lib
plugins/WidgetManager/lib
plugins/WXRImporter/lib
plugins/MultiBlog/lib
plugins/TypePadAntiSpam/lib
plugins/spamlookup/lib
plugins/FeedManager/lib
plugins/feeds-app-lite/lib
/home15a/sub003/sc17863-RCEM/www/cgi-bin/mt/addons/Community.pack/lib
/home15a/sub003/sc17863-RCEM/www/cgi-bin/mt/addons/Commercial.pack/lib
/home15a/sub003/sc17863-RCEM/www/cgi-bin/mt/extlib
/home15a/sub003/sc17863-RCEM/www/cgi-bin/mt/extlib
/home15a/sub003/sc17863-RCEM/www/cgi-bin/mt/lib
/etc/perl
/usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.0
/usr/local/share/perl/5.10.0
/usr/lib/perl5
/usr/share/perl5
/usr/lib/perl/5.10
/usr/share/perl/5.10
/usr/local/lib/site_perl
.
Web server: Apache
(Probably) Running under cgiwrap or suexec
Checking for Required Modules
CGI::Cookie
Your server has CGI::Cookie installed (version 1.20).
File::Spec (version >= 0.8)
Your server has File::Spec installed (version 3.2501).
Image::Size
Your server has Image::Size installed (version 2.93).
CGI
Your server has CGI installed (version 2.80).
Checking for Data Storage Modules
Some of the following modules are required by the various data storage options in Movable Type. In order run the system, your server needs to have DBI and at least one of the other modules installed.
DBI (version >= 1.21)
Your server has DBI installed (version 1.604).
DBD::mysql
Your server has DBD::mysql installed (version 4.006).
DBD::SQLite
Your server has DBD::SQLite installed (version 1.14).
DBD::Pg (version >= 1.32)
Either your server does not have DBD::Pg installed, the version that is installed is too old, or DBD::Pg requires another module that is not installed. The DBD::Pg database driver is required to use PostgreSQL Database. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing DBD::Pg.
DBD::SQLite2
Your server does not have DBD::SQLite2 installed, or DBD::SQLite2 requires another module that is not installed. The DBD::SQLite2 database driver is required to use SQLite Database (v2). Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing DBD::SQLite2.
Checking for Optional Modules
The following modules are optional. If your server does not have these modules installed, you only need to install them if you require the functionality that the module provides.
Scalar::Util
Your server has Scalar::Util installed (version 1.19).
Crypt::DSA
Your server does not have Crypt::DSA installed, or Crypt::DSA requires another module that is not installed. This module accelerates comment registration sign-ins. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Crypt::DSA.
XML::SAX
Your server has XML::SAX installed (version 0.12).
Archive::Zip
Your server has Archive::Zip installed (version 1.23).
Storable
Your server has Storable installed (version 2.18).
SOAP::Lite (version >= 0.5)
Your server has SOAP::Lite installed (version 0.52).
List::Util
Your server has List::Util installed (version 1.19).
HTML::Entities
Your server has HTML::Entities installed (version 1.35).
Text::Balanced
Your server has Text::Balanced installed (version 2.0.0).
Digest::MD5
Your server has Digest::MD5 installed (version 2.36_01).
GD
Your server has GD installed (version 2.35).
Archive::Tar
Your server has Archive::Tar installed (version 1.38).
Safe
Your server has Safe installed (version 2.12).
IO::Uncompress::Gunzip
Your server has IO::Uncompress::Gunzip installed (version 2.008).
Digest::SHA1
Your server has Digest::SHA1 installed (version 2.11).
IO::Compress::Gzip
Your server has IO::Compress::Gzip installed (version 2.008).
Image::Magick
Your server has Image::Magick installed (version 6.3.7).
XML::Atom
Your server has XML::Atom installed (version 0.25).
LWP::UserAgent
Your server has LWP::UserAgent installed (version 2.001).
MIME::Base64
Your server has MIME::Base64 installed (version 3.07_01).
Mail::Sendmail
Your server does not have Mail::Sendmail installed, or Mail::Sendmail requires another module that is not installed. This module is required for sending mail via SMTP Server. Please consult the installation instructions for help in installing Mail::Sendmail.
File::Temp
Your server has File::Temp installed (version 0.12).
Movable Type System Check Successful
You're ready to go! Your server has all of the required modules installed; you do not need to perform any additional module installations. Continue with the installation instructions.
Reported on Movable Type 4.2

Based on this: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=24244 I am going to say that the problem is actually your host, since you are the only one I've seen with this issue here.
After a bit of pushing and shoving it turns out it was my host. So much for their customer service :(