Mysql startup question

[Philip Wege]

Hi

When i run /usr/local/etc/rc.d/mysql-server.sh start i get the following
error :

touch /var/db/mysql/mail.int.diesel-electric.com err: Permission denied 
chown  /var/db/mysql/mail.int.diesel-electric.com cannot
create  /var/db/mysql/mail.int.diesel-electric.com Permission denied 

Running freebsd 5.3 , mysql installed from ports.

Any ideas ?