mysql woes (self-inflicted) SOLVED

[Shaun T. Erickson]

Shaun T. Erickson wrote:

> I was having trouble getting mysql40 running, so I removed the server 
> and client packages. I then manually cleaned out the files under 
> /var/db/mysql. Then I rebuilt the server and client.
> 
> Sadly, when I try to start the server, it complains that mysql.host - 
> one of the files I deleted - doesn't exist.
> 
> How do I get all that stuff under var/db/mysql back, that I deleted?

I had to rebuild the server with OVERWRITE_DB=yes.

	-ste