--defaults-file argument to mysqld_safe when starting the server

[root@mysql5 scripts]#

[root@mysql5 scripts]# cd /usr/local/mysql/support-files/

[root@mysql5 support-files]# cp mysql.server /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql

[root@mysql5 support-files]# cp my-default.cnf /etc/my.cnf

cp: overwrite `/etc/my.cnf' y

[root@mysql5 support-files]#

[root@mysql5 support-files]# chkconfig -add mysql

-add: unknown option

[root@mysql5 support-files]# chkconfig --add mysql

[root@mysql5 support-files]# chkconfig mysql on

[root@mysql5 support-files]# service mysql start

Starting MySQL. [ OK ]

[root@mysql5 support-files]#

[root@mysql5 data]# mysql -u mysql -p -S /tmp/mysql.sock

Enter password:

Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.

Your MySQL connection id is 1

Server version: 5.6.10 Source distribution

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql>

mysql> status;

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mysql Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.77, for redhat-linux-gnu (i686) using readline 5.1

Connection id: 1

Current database:

Current user: mysql@localhost

SSL: Not in use

Current pager: stdout

Using outfile: ''

Using delimiter: ;

Server version: 5.6.10 Source distribution

Protocol version: 10

Connection: Localhost via UNIX socket

Server characterset: latin1

Db characterset: latin1

Client characterset: latin1

Conn. characterset: latin1

UNIX socket: /tmp/mysql.sock

Uptime: 3 min 38 sec

Threads: 1 Questions: 5 Slow queries: 0 Opens: 67 Flush tables: 1 Open tables: 60 Queries per second avg: 0.022

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