mysqld_safe — MySQL Server Startup Script Option Name Description --timezone Set TZ time zone environment variable to named value --user Run mysqld as user having name user_name or numeric user ID user_id • --help • --basedir= dir_name • --core-file-size= size • --datadir= dir_name • --defaults-extra-file= file_name • --defaults-file= file_name • --ledir= dir_name • --log-error= file_name Display a help message and exit. The path to the MySQL installation directory. The size of the core file that  mysqld  should be able to create. The option value is passed to  ulimit - c . The  innodb_buffer_pool_in_core_file  variable can be used to reduce the size of core files on operating systems that support it. For more information, see Section 15.8.3.7, “Excluding Buffer Pool Pages from Core Files” . Note The path to the data directory. Read this option file in addition to the usual option files. If the file does not exist or is otherwise inaccessible, the server exits with an error. If  file_name  is not an absolute path name, it is interpreted relative to the current directory. This must be the first option on the command line if it is used. For additional information about this and other option-file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling” . Use only the given option file. If the file does not exist or is otherwise inaccessible, the server exits with an error. If  file_name  is not an absolute path name, it is interpreted relative to the current directory. This must be the first option on the command line if it is used. For additional information about this and other option-file options, see Section 4.2.2.3, “Command-Line Options that Affect Option-File Handling” . If  mysqld_safe  cannot find the server, use this option to indicate the path name to the directory where the server is located. This option is accepted only on the command line, not in option files. On platforms that use systemd, the value can be specified in the value of  MYSQLD_OPTS . See Section 2.5.9, “Managing MySQL Server with systemd” . 384