The manual says: chown -R mysql.mysql /usr/local/mysql
You did not do that. Do the same for MySQL's data directory. Michael Sellers wrote: >I'm very new to mysql. Just learning. I'm trying to correctly set up the >permissions for the files under the mysql/ directory. I've included a >list. I would appreciate it if some one could look over it and recommend >changes. Thank you. > >Michael Sellers >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >/usr/local/mysql >################ >total 4752 >drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jun 19 00:05 bin >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 122213 Jun 3 05:39 ChangeLog >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 773 Jun 9 08:13 configure >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 19106 Jun 8 09:57 COPYING >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 47577 Jun 8 09:57 COPYING.LIB >drwxr-x--- 4 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 19 23:02 data >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 include >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 147458 Jun 8 09:57 INSTALL-BINARY >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 lib >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 man >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2336774 Jun 8 09:56 manual.html >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 85892 Jun 8 09:56 manual_toc.html >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2021070 Jun 8 09:56 manual.txt >drwxr-xr-x 6 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 mysql-test >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1976 Jun 3 05:39 README >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 scripts >drwxr-xr-x 3 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 share >drwxr-xr-x 7 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 sql-bench >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 support-files >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 tests > > >/usr/local/mysql/bin >################ >total 15696 >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 619808 Jun 9 08:13 comp_err >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 749524 Jun 9 08:13 isamchk >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1474 Jun 9 08:13 msql2mysql >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 828488 Jun 9 08:13 myisamchk >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 747244 Jun 9 08:13 myisampack >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 630504 Jun 9 08:13 >my_print_defaults >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 759028 Jun 9 08:13 mysql >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 111547 Jun 9 08:13 mysqlaccess >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1702 Jun 3 05:39 mysqlaccess.conf >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 601236 Jun 9 08:13 mysqladmin >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 615144 Jun 9 08:13 mysqlbinlog >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9731 Jun 9 08:13 mysqlbug >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 595304 Jun 9 08:13 mysqlcheck >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3144 Jun 9 08:13 mysql_config >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2976 Jun 9 08:13 >mysql_convert_table_format >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3835316 Jun 9 08:13 mysqld >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 18415 Jun 9 08:13 mysqld_multi >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 96797 Jun 9 08:13 mysqld.sym.gz >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 609244 Jun 9 08:13 mysqldump >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4986 Jun 9 08:13 mysqldumpslow >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2654 Jun 9 08:13 mysql_find_rows >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 4437 Jun 9 08:13 >mysql_fix_privilege_tables >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 27610 Jun 9 08:13 mysqlhotcopy >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 591904 Jun 9 08:13 mysqlimport >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 15255 Jun 9 08:13 >mysql_setpermission >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 592800 Jun 9 08:13 mysqlshow >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 614688 Jun 9 08:13 mysqltest >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3104 Jun 9 08:13 mysql_zap >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 707928 Jun 9 08:13 pack_isam >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 625528 Jun 9 08:13 perror >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 633800 Jun 9 08:13 replace >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 625204 Jun 9 08:13 resolveip >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 624232 Jun 9 08:13 >resolve_stack_dump >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 8463 Jun 19 00:03 safe_mysqld > > >/usr/local/mysql/data >################ >total 44 >-rw-r--r-- 1 mysqladm mysqlgrp 3527 Jun 20 19:22 laptop.err >-rw-rw---- 1 root mysqlgrp 29777 Jun 20 19:22 log.0000000001 >drwxr-x--- 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 17 11:51 mysql >drwxr-x--- 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 17 14:08 test > > >/usr/local/mysql/include >################ >total 400 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 21021 Jun 9 08:07 config.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 9394 Jun 3 05:39 config-win.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3445 Jun 3 05:39 dbug.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2082 Jun 3 05:39 errmsg.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1819 Jun 3 05:39 ft_global.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 4799 Jun 3 05:39 getopt.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 31380 Jun 3 05:39 global.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2364 Jun 3 05:39 hash.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 5599 Jun 3 05:39 heap.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 5864 Jun 3 05:39 m_ctype.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3195 Jun 3 05:39 merge.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 7594 Jun 3 05:39 m_string.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2098 Jun 3 05:39 my_alarm.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 10725 Jun 3 05:39 my_base.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1876 Jun 3 05:39 my_bitmap.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 21021 Jun 9 08:07 my_config.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3294 Jun 3 05:39 my_dir.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 31380 Jun 3 05:40 my_global.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 14025 Jun 3 05:39 myisam.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3445 Jun 3 05:39 myisammrg.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 9292 Jun 3 05:39 myisampack.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1579 Jun 3 05:39 my_list.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2696 Jun 3 05:39 my_net.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1206 Jun 3 05:39 my_no_pthread.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1712 Jun 3 05:39 my_nosys.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 21550 Jun 3 05:39 my_pthread.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 8556 Jun 3 05:39 mysql_com.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 8188 Jun 3 05:39 mysqld_error.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 10787 Jun 3 05:39 mysql.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 552 Jun 9 08:07 mysql_version.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1866 Jun 3 05:39 mysys_err.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 25577 Jun 3 05:39 my_sys.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2479 Jun 3 05:39 my_tree.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 6868 Jun 3 05:39 nisam.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2140 Jun 3 05:39 queues.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 5869 Jun 3 05:39 raid.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1605 Jun 3 05:39 sslopt-case.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1296 Jun 3 05:39 >sslopt-longopts.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1235 Jun 3 05:39 sslopt-usage.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1013 Jun 3 05:39 sslopt-vars.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 4907 Jun 3 05:39 t_ctype.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2782 Jun 3 05:39 thr_alarm.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3907 Jun 3 05:39 thr_lock.h >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3024 Jun 3 05:39 violite.h > > >/usr/local/mysql/lib >################ >total 1756 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 10774 Jun 9 08:10 libdbug.a >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 879270 Oct 24 2001 libmygcc.a >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 275060 Jun 9 08:08 libmysqlclient.a >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 280630 Jun 9 >08:08libmysqlclient_r.a >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 120380 Jun 9 08:10 libmystrings.a >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 199264 Jun 9 08:10 libmysys.a > > >/usr/local/mysql/man >################ >total 68 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3875 Jun 3 05:39 isamchk.1 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1627 Jun 3 05:39 isamlog.1 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 3440 Jun 3 05:39 mysql.1 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2796 Jun 3 05:39 mysqlaccess.1 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 4462 Jun 3 05:39 mysqladmin.1 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 10894 Jun 3 05:39 mysqld.1 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2481 Jun 3 05:39 mysqld_multi.1 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 7636 Jun 3 05:39 mysqldump.1 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2317 Jun 3 05:39 mysqlshow.1 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1071 Jun 3 05:39 mysql_zap.1 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1395 Jun 3 05:39 perror.1 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1535 Jun 3 05:39 replace.1 >-rwxr-xr-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2290 Jun 3 05:39 safe_mysqld.1 > > >/usr/local/mysql/mysql-test >################ >total 52 >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 include >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 7325 Jun 9 08:13 install_test_db >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 24132 Jun 9 08:13 mysql-test-run >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 r >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2078 Jun 3 05:39 README >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 std_data >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 t > > >/usr/local/mysql/scripts >################ >total 16 >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 12868 Jun 9 08:13 mysql_install_db > > >/usr/local/mysql/share >################ >total 4 >drwxr-xr-x 25 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 9 08:13 mysql > > >/usr/local/mysql/sql-bench >################ >total 476 >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 14695 Jun 9 08:13 bench-init.pl >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 665 Jun 3 05:39 ChangeLog >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 3 05:45 Comments >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 16223 Jun 9 08:13 compare-results >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 9829 Jun 9 08:13 copy-db >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 107877 Jun 9 08:13 crash-me >drwxr-xr-x 4 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 3 05:45 Data >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 22113 Jun 9 08:13 >graph-compare-results >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 4096 Jun 3 05:45 limits >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 4320 Jun 3 05:39 README >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 12288 Jun 3 05:45 Results >drwxr-xr-x 2 root mysqlgrp 8192 Jun 3 05:45 Results-win32 >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 6897 Jun 9 08:13 run-all-tests >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 97484 Jun 9 08:13 server-cfg >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 4989 Jun 9 08:13 test-alter-table >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 24887 Jun 9 08:13 test-ATIS >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 4138 Jun 9 08:13 test-big-tables >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 8618 Jun 9 08:13 test-connect >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 7047 Jun 9 08:13 test-create >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 47912 Jun 9 08:13 test-insert >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 13588 Jun 9 08:13 test-select >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 11836 Jun 9 08:13 test-wisconsin >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 818 Jun 3 05:39 TODO > > >/usr/local/mysql/support-files >################ >total 68 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 773 Jun 3 05:39 magic >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2534 Jun 9 08:13 my-huge.cnf >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2512 Jun 9 08:13 my-large.cnf >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2496 Jun 9 08:13 my-medium.cnf >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2211 Jun 9 08:13 my-small.cnf >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 16415 Jun 9 08:13 >mysql-3.23.51.spec >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 675 Jun 9 08:13 mysql-log-rotate >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 4023 Jun 9 08:13 mysql.server >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 16415 Jun 9 08:13 mysql.spec > > >/usr/local/mysql/tests >################ >total 164 >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2380 Jun 3 05:39 >auto_increment.res >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 1123 Jun 3 05:39 >auto_increment.tst >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 1443 Jun 3 05:39 big_record.pl >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 6322 Jun 3 05:39 export.pl >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 6929 Jun 3 05:39 fork2_test.pl >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 14371 Jun 3 05:39 fork_big.pl >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 9083 Jun 3 05:39 function.res >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 4037 Jun 3 05:39 function.tst >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 20129 Jun 3 05:39 grant.pl >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 22061 Jun 3 05:39 grant.res >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 5149 Jun 3 05:39 >insert_and_repair.pl >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 3407 Jun 3 05:39 lock_test.pl >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 495 Jun 3 05:39 lock_test.res >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 14325 Jun 3 05:39 mail_to_db.pl >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 3996 Jun 3 05:39 pmail.pl >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 5716 Jun 3 05:39 table_types.pl >-rwxr-xr-x 1 root mysqlgrp 10319 Jun 3 05:39 >test_delayed_insert.pl >-rw-r--r-- 1 root mysqlgrp 2370 Jun 3 05:39 udf_test.res > > > > > > 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