---
name: "safe_mysqld"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mysql-server"
version: "3.23.49-8.13"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/safe_mysqld"
---

# safe\_mysqld(1)

start the mysqld daemon on Unix.

L 3.23" "MySQL database"

## NAME

safe\_mysqld - start the mysqld daemon on Unix.

## SYNOPSIS

**safe\_mysqld** \[**--basedir=*path***\] \[**--core-file-size=#**\] \[**--defaults-extra-file=*path***\] \[**--defaults-file=*path***\] \[**--open-files=#**\] \[**--datadir=*path***\] \[**--err-log=*path***\] \[**--ledir=path**\] \[**--log=*path***\] \[**--no-defaults**\] \[**--open-files=#**\] \[**--pid-file=*path***\] \[**--port=#**\] \[**--socket=*path***\] \[**--timezone=#**\] \[**--user=#**\]

## DESCRIPTION

safe\_mysqld adds some safety features such as restarting the server when an error occurs and logging run-time information to a log file.

- **--basedir=*path***

  - **--core-file-size=#**

  - **--defaults-extra-file=*path***

  - **--defaults-file=*path***

  - **--open-files=#**

  Size of the core file mysqld should be able to create. Passed to ulimit -c.

- **--datadir=*path***

  - **--err-log=*path***

  - **--ledir=*path***

  Path to mysqld

- **--log=*path***

  - **--no-defaults**

  - **--open-files=#**

  Number of files mysqld should be able to open. Passed to ulimit -n.

- **--pid-file=*path***

  - **--port=#**

  - **--socket=*path***

  - **--timezone=#**

  Set the timezone (the TZ) variable to the value of this parameter.

- **--user=#**

  ## NOTE

Note that all options on the command line to safe\_mysqld are passed to mysqld. If you wants to use any options in safe\_mysqld that mysqld doesn't support, you must specify these in the option file.

## SEE ALSO

isamchk (1), isamlog (1), mysqlaccess (1), mysqladmin (1), mysqlbug (1), mysqld (1), mysqldump (1), mysqlshow (1), msql2mysql (1), perror (1), replace (1), safe\_mysqld (1), which1 (1), zap (1),

## AUTHOR

Ver 1.0, distribution 3.23.29a Michael (Monty) Widenius (monty@tcx.se), TCX Datakonsult AB (http://www.tcx.se). This software comes with no warranty. Manual page by L. (Kill-9) Pedersen  (kill-9@kill-9.dk), Mercurmedia Data Model Architect / system developer (http://www.mercurmedia.com)