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[root /home/shinnara]# whereis mysql_install_db
mysql_install_db: /usr/local/bin/mysql_install_db
[root /home/shinnara]# mysql_install_db --user=mysql
Installing MySQL system tables...
OK
Filling help tables...
OK

To start mysqld at boot time you have to copy
support-files/mysql.server to the right place for your system

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER !
To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands:
/usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'
/usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h shinnara password 'new-password'
See the manual for more instructions.
You can start the MySQL daemon with:
cd /usr/local ; /usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe &

You can test the MySQL daemon with mysql-test-run.pl
cd mysql-test ; perl mysql-test-run.pl

Please report any problems with the /usr/local/bin/mysqlbug script!

The latest information about MySQL is available on the web at
http://www.mysql.com
Support MySQL by buying support/licenses at http://shop.mysql.com

[root /home/shinnara]# /usr/local/bin/mysqld_safe &
[1] 61709
[root /home/shinnara]# 070901 01:13:04 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/db/mysql

[root /home/shinnara]# mysql -u root mysql
Reading table information for completion of table and column names
You can turn off this feature to get a quicker startup with -A

Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 1
Server version: 5.1.21-beta FreeBSD port: mysql-server-5.1.21

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

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