[root@localhost mysql]# su - mysql -c "mysql_install_db --rpm --user=mysql" su: warning: cannot change directory to /var/lib/mysql: No such file or directory FATAL ERROR /mysqld not found! [root@localhost mysql]# mkdir /var/lib/mysql [root@localhost mysql]# chown mysql: /var/lib/mysql [root@localhost mysql]# su - mysql -c "mysql_install_db --rpm --user=mysql" FATAL ERROR /mysqld not found! [root@localhost mysql]#