manual.texi 1) manual says mysql.server uses "user"; it doesn't.

datadir=/usr/local/mysql/var

socket=/tmp/mysqld.sock

port=3306

user=mysql

[mysql.server]

user=mysql

basedir=/usr/local/mysql

@end example

The @code{mysql.server} script uses the following variables:

@code{user}, @code{datadir}, @code{basedir}, @code{bindir}, and

@code{pid-file}.

The @code{mysql.server} script understands the following options:

@code{datadir}, @code{basedir}, and @code{pid-file}.

The following table shows which option sections each of the startup script

uses:

The following table shows which option groups each of the startup scripts

read from option files:

@multitable @columnfractions .20 .80

@item @strong{Script} @tab @strong{Option groups}

@item @code{mysqld} @tab @code{mysqld} and @code{server}

@item @code{mysql.server} @tab @code{mysql.server}, @code{mysqld} and @code{server}

@item @code{safe_mysqld} @tab @code{mysql.server}, @code{mysqld} and @code{server}

@item @code{mysql.server} @tab @code{mysql.server}, @code{mysqld}, and @code{server}

@item @code{safe_mysqld} @tab @code{mysql.server}, @code{mysqld}, and @code{server}

@end multitable

@xref{Option files}.