mysql 4.1.7 startup fails cannot write a tmp file to /root/tmp

Hello I have just installed mysql 4.1.7 on Mandrake 10.0 (final). All went smoothly. However, when I issue the following command: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql I get the error: Can't create/write to file /root/tmp/ibLmfg7w (Errcode: 13) When I

error starting mysql 4.1.7 cannot create/write to /root/tmp

Hello I have just installed mysql 4.1.7 on Mandrake 10.0 (final). All went smoothly. However, when I issue the following command: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql I get the error: Can't create/write to file /root/tmp/ibLmfg7w (Errcode: 13)

error starting mysql 4.1.7 cannot create/write to /root/tmp

Hello I have just installed mysql 4.1.7 on Mandrake 10.0 (final). All went smoothly. However, when I issue the following command: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld_safe --user=mysql I get the error: Can't create/write to file /root/tmp/ibLmfg7w (Errcode: 13) When