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NAME
       mysql_install_db - initialize MariaDB data directory
SYNOPSIS
       mysql_install_db [options]
DESCRIPTION
       mysql_install_db initializes the MariaDB data directory and creates the
       system tables that it contains, if they do not exist.
       To invoke mysql_install_db, use the following syntax:
           shell> mysql_install_db [options]
       Because the MariaDB server, mysqld, needs to access the data directory
       when it runs later, you should either run mysql_install_db from the
       same account that will be used for running mysqld or run it as root and
       use the --user option to indicate the user name that mysqld will run
       as. It might be necessary to specify other options such as --basedir or
       --datadir if mysql_install_db does not use the correct locations for
       the installation directory or data directory. For example:
           shell> bin/mysql_install_db --user=mysql \
                    --basedir=/opt/mysql/mysql \
                    --datadir=/opt/mysql/mysql/data
       mysql_install_db needs to invoke mysqld with the --bootstrap and
       --skip-grant-tables options (see Section 2.3.2, "Typical configure
       Options"). If MariaDB was configured with the --disable-grant-options
       option, --bootstrap and --skip-grant-tables will be disabled. To handle
       this, set the MYSQLD_BOOTSTRAP environment variable to the full path
       name of a server that has all options enabled.  mysql_install_db will
       use that server.
       mysql_install_db supports the following options, which can be specified
       on the command line or in the [mysql_install_db] and (if they are
       common to mysqld) [mysqld] option file groups.
       o   --basedir=path
           The path to the MariaDB installation directory.
       o   --builddir=path
           If using --srcdir with out-of-directory builds, you will need to
           set this to the location of the build directory where built files
           reside..
       o   --cross-bootstrap
           For internal use. Used when building the MariaDB system tables on a
           different host than the target..
       o   --datadir=path, --ldata=path
           The path to the MariaDB data directory.
       o   --defaults-extra-file=filename
           Set filename as the file to read default options from after the
           global defaults files has been read.  Must be given as first
           option.
       o   --defaults-file=filename
           Set filename as the file to read default options from, override
           global defaults files.  Must be given as first option.
       o   --defaults-group-suffix=name
           In addition to the given groups, also read groups with this suffix.
       o   --force
           Cause mysql_install_db to run even if DNS does not work. In that
           case, grant table entries that normally use host names will use IP
           addresses.
       o   --help
           Display a help message and exit.
       o   --no-defaults
           Do not read default options from any option file. This must be
           given as the first argument.
       o   --print-defaults
           Print the program argument list and exit.  This must be given as
           the first argument.
       o   --rpm
           For internal use. This option is used by RPM files during the
           MariaDB installation process.
       o   --skip-name-resolve
           Use IP addresses rather than host names when creating grant table
           entries. This option can be useful if your DNS does not work.
       o   --srcdir=path
           For internal use. The directory under which mysql_install_db looks
           for support files such as the error message file and the file for
           populating the help tables.4.
       o   --user=user_name
           The login user name to use for running mysqld. Files and
           directories created by mysqld will be owned by this user. You must
           be root to use this option. By default, mysqld runs using your
           current login name and files and directories that it creates will
           be owned by you.
       o   --verbose
           Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.
       o   --windows
           For internal use. This option is used for creating Windows
           distributions.
COPYRIGHT
       Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc.,
       2010-2019 MariaDB Foundation
       This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
       modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
       published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.
       This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
       but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
       General Public License for more details.
       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
       with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
       51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see
       http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
SEE ALSO
       For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base,
       available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/
AUTHOR
       MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).
MariaDB 10.3                     4 April 2019              MYSQL_INSTALL_DB(1)