MAMP Pro v6.0.1 MySQL, receive: Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld

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MAMP Pro v6.0.1 MySQL, receive: Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld

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I am running MAMP Pro 6.0.1 on macOS 10.15.7. I have 28 MySQL databases setup and configured that were working prior. Now, when I attempt to start mySQL I continue getting mysql_error log:


Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mysqld as root!
Aborting!
mysqldsafe mysqld from pid file /Applications/MAMP/tmp/mysql/mysql.pid ended


I did try the fix to add "user = root" into mysqld and client configurations in my.cnf.

Please advise, I have tried rebooting countlessly I do not know how to fix this.
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Re: MAMP Pro v6.0.1 MySQL, receive: Fatal error: Please read "Security" section of the manual to find out how to run mys

Post by mampsupportmod »

The config like this below does work. Watch for spelling :)



1. Scroll down or find [client]. Beneath [client] add the following line: user = root

2. Scroll down or find [mysqld]. Beneath [mysqld] add the following line: user = root
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