Please see the attached output of the bug report and an output file of the messages that came out in the screen on Sun Solaris 8 while running the mysql_install_db for MySQL version 4,1.14, 64 bit. I got the same message for 32 bit version also. I tried MySQL version 4,1.12, 64 bit and 32 bit all failed with the same message and in every case there was no log file in mysql/data directory.
Please check. If you need further information please let me know.

Thanks.

Helal Khan
Sr. Manager, SDC
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