=========================================================================== $NetBSD: MESSAGE,v 1.1.1.1 2003/12/20 16:00:42 martti Exp $ The MySQL directory `${MYSQL_DATADIR}' should be owned by the user `${MYSQL_USER}' and group `${MYSQL_GROUP}'. This can be done with: chown -R ${MYSQL_USER}:${MYSQL_GROUP} ${MYSQL_DATADIR} If this is a new installation, please remember to set a password for the MySQL root user! This is done by running both: ${PREFIX}/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 'new-password' ${PREFIX}/bin/mysqladmin -h `hostname` -u root -p password 'new-password' (The "Enter password:" prompt is asking for the existing password. As there is no existing password, just press Return.) There is now a script distributed with mysql that can help you lock down an installation. This script has been installed to ${PREFIX}/bin/mysql_secure_installation. See the manual and the mysql web site for more instructions. ===========================================================================