Running MySQL not as 'root'

[Pere Camps <pere@casal.upc.es>]

Hi!

	I've just installed MySQL and I'm trying to run the server not as
root for security reason (any bug in a MySQL running as root could
compomise the system securirity).

	I'm brand new to MySQL so please don't blame me for obvious
work-arounds.

	I've read the manual page and it says that you can run MySQL as an
ordinary user changing the ownership of the var files and starting the
server mysqld as the new user. However, it says that I don't have to touch
anything for 'safe_mysqld', and as Debian uses safe_mysqld for launching
MySQL, I don't know how to make mysql run as user 'nobody' with the less
of modifications to the standard distribution.

	Can anybody help, please?

	TIA

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