start(){

        touch /var/log/mysqld.log

        chown mysql.mysql /var/log/mysqld.log

        chmod 0640 /var/log/mysqld.log

        if [ ! -d $datadir/mysql ] ; then

            action $"Initializing MySQL database: " /usr/bin/mysql_install_db

            ret=$?

            chown -R mysql.mysql $datadir

            if [ $ret -ne 0 ] ; then

                return $ret

            fi

        fi

        chown -R mysql.mysql $datadir

        chmod 0755 $datadir

        /usr/bin/safe_mysqld  --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf >/dev/null 2>&1 &

        ret=$?

        # Spin for a maximum of ten seconds waiting for the server to come up

        if [ $ret -eq 0 ]; then

            psa_pass=`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`

            for x in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10; do

            if [ -n "`/usr/bin/mysqladmin -uadmin -p$psa_pass ping 2> /dev/null`" ]; then

                    break;

            else

                    sleep 1;

            fi

            done

            if !([ -n "`/usr/bin/mysqladmin -uadmin -p$psa_pass ping 2> /dev/null`" ]); then

                    echo "Timeout error occurred trying to start MySQL Daemon."

                    action $"Starting $prog: " /bin/false

            else

                    action $"Starting $prog: " /bin/true

            fi

        else

            action $"Starting $prog: " /bin/false

        fi

        [ $ret -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/mysqld

        return $ret