mysql_install_db
(1)
Name
mysql_install_db - initialize MySQL data directory
Synopsis
mysql_install_db [options]
Description
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NAME
mysql_install_db - initialize MySQL data directory
SYNOPSIS
mysql_install_db [options]
DESCRIPTION
mysql_install_db initializes the MySQL data directory and
creates the system tables that it contains, if they do not
exist. mysql_install_db is a shell script and is available
only on Unix platforms. (As of MySQL 5.6, mysql_install_db
is a Perl script and can be used on any system with Perl
installed.)
To invoke mysql_install_db, use the following syntax:
shell> mysql_install_db [options]
Because the MySQL server, mysqld, needs to access the data
directory when it runs later, you should either run
mysql_install_db from the same system account that will be
used for running mysqld or run it as root and use the --user
option to indicate the user name that mysqld will run as. It
might be necessary to specify other options such as
--basedir or --datadir if mysql_install_db does not use the
correct locations for the installation directory or data
directory. For example:
shell> scripts/mysql_install_db --user=mysql \
--basedir=/opt/mysql/mysql \
--datadir=/opt/mysql/mysql/data
mysql_install_db needs to invoke mysqld with the --bootstrap
and --skip-grant-tables options.
Note
If you have set a custom TMPDIR environment variable
when performing the installation, and the specified
directory is not accessible, mysql_install_db may fail.
If so, unset TMPDIR or set TMPDIR to point to the system
temporary directory (usually /tmp).
mysql_install_db supports the following options, which can
be specified on the command line or in the
[mysql_install_db] group of an option file. (Options that
are common to mysqld can also be specified in the [mysqld]
group.) Other options are passed to mysqld. For information
about option files, see Section 4.2.3.3, "Using Option
Files". mysql_install_db also supports the options for
processing option files described at Section 4.2.3.4,
"Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling".
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o --basedir=path
The path to the MySQL installation directory.
o --datadir=path, --ldata=path
The path to the MySQL data directory.
o --force
Cause mysql_install_db to run even if DNS does not work.
Grant table entries that normally use host names will
use IP addresses.
o --rpm
For internal use. This option is used during the MySQL
installation process for install operations performed
using RPM packages.
o --skip-name-resolve
Use IP addresses rather than host names when creating
grant table entries. This option can be useful if your
DNS does not work.
o --srcdir=path
For internal use. This option specifies the directory
under which mysql_install_db looks for support files
such as the error message file and the file for
populating the help tables.
o --user=user_name
The system (login) user name to use for running mysqld.
Files and directories created by mysqld will be owned by
this user. You must be root to use this option. By
default, mysqld runs using your current login name and
files and directories that it creates will be owned by
you.
o --verbose
Verbose mode. Print more information about what the
program does.
o --windows
For internal use. This option is used for creating
Windows distributions.
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+---------------+-------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+-------------------+
|Availability | database/mysql-55 |
+---------------+-------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+-------------------+
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