Problem Description
I installed mySQL on my Mac. Beside starting the SQL server with mySQL.prefPane tool installed in System Preferences, I want to know the instructions to start from command-line.
I do as follows:
After
> su root
I start the mySQL server by command-line, but it produces an error as below:
> **sh-3.2#** /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld
>
> **111028 16:57:43** [Warning] Setting lower_case_table_names=2 because
> file system for /usr/local/mysql-5.5.17-osx10.6-x86_64/data/ is case
> insensitive
>
> **111028 16:57:43** [ERROR] Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of
> the manual to find out how to run mysqld as root!
>
> **111028 16:57:43** [ERROR] Aborting
>
> **111028 16:57:43** [Note] /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld: Shutdown complete
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