Warning the user/local/mysql/data directory is not owned by the mysql user

Question

I can\'t start the mysql service in Snow Leopard, and in the panel prefs appears the message,

warning the user/local/mysql/data directory is not owned

Answer 1

If you can't start mysql service in snow leopard, and in the panel prefs appears 'warning the user/local/mysql/data directory is not owned by the mysql user', you have to:

• sudo chown -RL root:mysql /usr/local/mysql
• sudo chown -RL mysql:mysql /usr/local/mysql/data
• sudo /usr/local/mysql/support-files/mysql.server start