MySQL Bugs: #92370: mysqld --initialize fails because data directory has files in it

Bug #92370	mysqld --initialize fails because data directory has files in it
Submitted:	11 Sep 2018 20:21	Modified:	12 Sep 2018 0:45
Reporter:	Tony Darnell	Email Updates:
Status:	Not a Bug	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Installing	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	8.0.12	OS:	MacOS (10.13.2)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	x86 (64-bit)

File:	Maximum allowed size is 50MB.
Description:
Privacy:

If the data you need to attach is more than 50MB, you should create a compressed archive of the data, split it to 50MB chunks, and upload each of them as a separate attachment.

To split a large file:

On *nix platforms use the split command e.g. split -b 50MB <my_large_archive> <my_split_archive_prefix>
On windows use WinZip or a similar utility to split the large file

Installer asking for root password so the data directory is created by installer during installing

Attachment: 01_creating_root_password.png (image/png, text), 450.47 KiB.

End install Success

Attachment: 02_end_install.png (image/png, text), 878.41 KiB.

Login after the install no need to use --initialize

Attachment: 03_login_to_the_server.png (image/png, text), 386.31 KiB.