***************************************************************************** Remember to run mysql_upgrade the first time you start the MySQL server after an upgrade from an earlier version. Initial password for first time use of MySQL is saved in $HOME/.mysql_secret ie. when you want to use "mysql -u root -p" first you should see password in /root/.mysql_secret ***************************************************************************** ***************************************************************************** Please keep in mind that the default location for my.cnf will be changed from "/var/db/mysql/my.cnf" to "/usr/local/etc/mysql/my.cnf" in the near future. If you do not want to move your my.cnf to the new location then you must set "mysql_optfile" in /etc/rc.conf to "/var/db/mysql/my.cnf". *****************************************************************************