sh-3.1# mysqld
061124 18:39:56 [ERROR] Fatal error: Can't change to run as user 'mysql' ;  Please check that the user exists!

061124 18:39:56 [ERROR] Aborting

061124 18:39:56 [Note] mysqld: Shutdown complete

sh-3.1# mysqld_safe 
chown: `mysql': invalid user
Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
061124 18:40:00  mysqld ended

sh-3.1#