[MacPorts] #22472: mysql5-server @5.1.40_0 - mysql user name incorrect

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#22472: mysql5-server @5.1.40_0 - mysql user name incorrect
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 Reporter:  sakutz@…          |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal            |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports             |     Version:  1.8.1                                
 Keywords:                    |        Port:                                       
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 I installed mysql5-server and the following output was produced:

 {{{
 1]root at legacy:macports$ sudo port install mysql5-server
 --->  Computing dependencies for mysql5-server
 --->  Fetching mysql5
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for mysql5
 --->  Extracting mysql5
 --->  Applying patches to mysql5
 --->  Configuring mysql5
 --->  Building mysql5
 --->  Staging mysql5 into destroot
 --->  Installing mysql5 @5.1.40_0
 The MySQL client has been installed.
 If you also want a MySQL server, install the mysql5-server port.
 --->  Activating mysql5 @5.1.40_0
 --->  Cleaning mysql5
 --->  Fetching mysql5-server
 --->  Verifying checksum(s) for mysql5-server
 --->  Extracting mysql5-server
 --->  Configuring mysql5-server
 --->  Building mysql5-server
 --->  Staging mysql5-server into destroot
 --->  Creating launchd control script
 ###########################################################
 # A startup item has been generated that will aid in
 # starting mysql5-server with launchd. It is disabled
 # by default. Execute the following command to start it,
 # and to cause it to launch at startup:
 #
 # sudo launchctl load -w /Library/LaunchDaemons/org.macports.mysql5.plist
 ###########################################################
 --->  Installing mysql5-server @5.1.40_0
 ******************************************************
 * In order to setup the database, you might want to run
 * sudo -u mysql mysql_install_db5
 * if this is a new install
 ******************************************************
 --->  Activating mysql5-server @5.1.40_0
 --->  Cleaning mysql5-server
 }}}

 The problem is that "sudo -u mysql mysql_install_db5" will fail because
 the "mysql" user does not exist, at least on 10.6.2. All
 system/administrative user name begin with an underscore, thus the
 following command is correct:

 "sudo -u _mysql mysql_install_db5"

 Failure to use the correct user will result in incorrect permissions
 everywhere and about 24 hours of great frustration.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/22472>
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