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+#!/bin/sh
+if test ! -x  ./scripts/mysql_install_db
+then
+  echo "I didn't find the script './scripts/mysql_install_db'."
+  echo "Please execute this script in the mysql distribution directory!"
+  exit 1;
+fi
+
+./scripts/mysql_install_db
+if [ $? = 0 ]
+then
+  echo "Starting the mysqld server.  You can test that it is up and running"
+  echo "with the command:"
+  echo "./bin/mysqladmin version"
+  ./bin/safe_mysqld &
+fi