Problem installing mySql on Mac OS X

2001-09-13 Thread illuminator
I am having a few problems with the install. First off Mac OS X does not support the groupadd or useradd commands. Next the scripts/mysql_install_db fails and tells me to look for more i\ nformation in ./data logs, however in the data directory there are no log files\ .

Re: Problem installing mySql on Mac OS X

2001-09-13 Thread Troy Lewis
This site has precompiled MySQL binaries for Mac OS X: http://www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/mysql/ It also has easy to follow installation instructions. You need to use your Users utility to add the MySQL user instead of the useradd and groupadd commands. Complete instructions are at the