Hi!

You can put this into /etc/my.cnf:

[mysqld]
user=root

This will allow to run mysqld as root. However,
consider running it under another account, it is
safer.

Satish Santhakumar wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> 
>    MySQL wont start it says 'Security' error cannot
> start mysql. Read the MySQL manual on security to
> start the server as a root. What is the problem here??
> I cannt seem to figure out it was working fine
> sometime ago. This is urgent please help.
> -SS
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