MYSQL_INSTALL_DB(1)                MariaDB Database System               MYSQL_INSTALL_DB(1)

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.

       •   --basedir=path

           The path to the MariaDB installation directory.

       •   --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..

       •   --cross-bootstrap

           For internal use. Used when building the MariaDB system tables on a different
           host than the target..

       •   --datadir=path, --ldata=path

           The path to the MariaDB data directory.

       •   --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.

       •   --defaults-file=filename

           Set filename as the file to read default options from, override global defaults
           files.  Must be given as first option.

       •   --defaults-group-suffix=name

           In addition to the given groups, also read groups with this suffix.

       •   --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.

       •   --help

           Display a help message and exit.

       •   --no-defaults

           Do not read default options from any option file. This must be given as the first
           argument.

       •   --print-defaults

           Print the program argument list and exit.  This must be given as the first
           argument.

       •   --rpm

           For internal use. This option is used by RPM files during the MariaDB
           installation process.

       •   --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.

       •   --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.

       •   --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.

       •   --verbose

           Verbose mode. Print more information about what the program does.

       •   --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

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       PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

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       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)

Usage: /usr/bin/mysql_install_db [OPTIONS]
  --auth-root-authentication-method=normal|socket
                       Chooses the authentication method for the created initial
                       root user. The default is 'normal' to creates a root user
                       that can login without password, which can be insecure.
                       The alternative 'socket' allows only the system root user
                       to login as MariaDB root; this requires the unix socket
                       authentication plugin.
  --auth-root-socket-user=user
                       Used with --auth-root-authentication-method=socket. It
                       specifies the name of the MariaDB root account, as well
                       as of the system account allowed to access it. Defaults
                       to 'root'.
  --basedir=path       The path to the MariaDB installation directory.
  --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.
  --cross-bootstrap    For internal use.  Used when building the MariaDB system
                       tables on a different host than the target.
  --datadir=path       The path to the MariaDB data directory.
  --defaults-extra-file=name
                       Read this file after the global files are read.
  --defaults-file=name Only read default options from the given file name.
  --defaults-group-suffix=name
                       In addition to the given groups, read also groups with
                       this suffix
  --force              Causes mysql_install_db to run even if DNS does not
                       work.  In that case, grant table entries that
                       normally use hostnames will use IP addresses.
  --help               Display this help and exit.                     
  --ldata=path         The path to the MariaDB data directory. Same as
                       --datadir.
  --no-defaults        Don't read default options from any option file.
  --defaults-file=path Read only this configuration file.
  --rpm                For internal use.  This option is used by RPM files
                       during the MariaDB installation process.
  --skip-name-resolve  Use IP addresses rather than hostnames when creating
                       grant table entries.  This option can be useful if
                       your DNS does not work.
  --skip-test-db       Don't install a test database.
  --srcdir=path        The path to the MariaDB source directory.  This option
                       uses the compiled binaries and support files within the
                       source tree, useful for if you don't want to install
                       MariaDB yet and just want to create the system tables.
  --user=user_name     The login username 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.

All other options are passed to the mysqld program