[SOLARIS - MySQL 3.23.58] Fatal error: Can't change to run as user 'mysql' ;

From: Chithu (chitrapandian_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/21/04 

Date: 21 Jan 2004 09:35:00 -0800

We are facing problem in starting mysql [MySQL 3.23.58] in Solaris 8
platform and exception is thrown 'Fatal error: Can't change to run as
user 'mysql' ; Please check that the user exists!'.

I have tried using using either root or specific user.

If I check MySQL logs by viewing
/opt/mysql/data/<hostname>.err

040119 09:34:32 mysqld started
Fatal error: Can't change to run as user 'mysql' ; Please check that
the
user exists!
040119 9:34:32 Aborting
040119 9:34:32 /opt/mysql/bin/mysqld: Shutdown Complete
040119 09:34:32 mysqld ended

I've tried several times to install it, but still get the same error.
Any
clue on that problem ?

Any help to solve this problem is really appreciated.

Regards,
Chithuu ..!

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