running MySQL 101

[tlr7425]

Sorry all, but I'm trying!

What is the fix for the following behavior (besides "shoot the user" ;)
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Welcome to Darwin!
[greenroom:~] ted% safe_mysqld --user=ted &
[1] 551
[greenroom:~] ted% touch: /var/mysql/greenroom.err: Permission denied
chown: /var/mysql/greenroom.err: Operation not permitted
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/mysql
/usr/bin/safe_mysqld: /var/mysql/greenroom.err: Permission denied
rm: /tmp/mysql.sock: Operation not permitted
/usr/bin/safe_mysqld: /var/mysql/greenroom.err: Permission denied
tee: /var/mysql/greenroom.err: Permission denied
021215 20:26:57 mysqld ended
tee: /var/mysql/greenroom.err: Permission denied
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(When user "ted" is actually in MySQL he is a superuser, he is an admin on this server.)

Ted


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