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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">The install_db worked, but when I try
to start the database, I get:<br>
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jarmac-2:local jar$ cd /opt/local<br>
jarmac-2:local jar$ sudo /opt/local/lib/mariadb/bin/mysqld_safe
--datadir='/opt/local/var/db/mariadb'<br>
140808 19:12:55 mysqld_safe unknown option
'--err-log=/Users/jar/mysql/data/mysqld.log'<br>
140808 19:12:55 mysqld_safe Logging to
'/opt/local/var/db/mariadb/jarmac-2.local.err'.<br>
140808 19:12:55 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld daemon with databases
from /opt/local/var/db/mariadb<br>
140808 19:12:55 mysqld_safe mysqld from pid file
/Users/jar/mysql/data/mysqld.pid ended<br>
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And I do not think the database has started.<br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">James A. Rome
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On 8/8/14 7:08 PM, Brandon Allbery wrote:<br>
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Brandon Allbery <span dir="ltr"><<a
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solid;padding-left:1ex"><font face="Courier New,
Courier, monospace">jarmac-2:~ jar$ sudo -u
_mysql
/opt/local/lib/mariadb/bin/mysql_install_db<br>
shell-init: error retrieving current
directory: getcwd: cannot access parent
directories: Permission denied<br>
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You're in a directory that was deleted out from under
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Actually, let me correct that: it exists but the _mysql
user cannot access it. Change to a directory such as / or
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