diff --git a/scripts/mysql_prepare_privilege_tables_for_5.sql b/scripts/mysql_prepare_privilege_tables_for_5.sql
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--- a/scripts/mysql_prepare_privilege_tables_for_5.sql
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-
-use mysql;
-
---
--- merging `host` table and `db`
---
-
-UPDATE IGNORE host SET Host='%' WHERE Host='';
-DELETE FROM host WHERE Host='';
-
-INSERT IGNORE INTO db (User, Host, Select_priv, Insert_priv, Update_priv,
-    Delete_priv, Create_priv, Drop_priv, Grant_priv, References_priv,
-    Index_priv, Alter_priv, Create_tmp_table_priv, Lock_tables_priv)
-  SELECT d.User, h.Host,
-    (d.Select_priv           = 'Y' || h.Select_priv           = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Insert_priv           = 'Y' || h.Select_priv           = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Update_priv           = 'Y' || h.Update_priv           = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Delete_priv           = 'Y' || h.Delete_priv           = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Create_priv           = 'Y' || h.Create_priv           = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Drop_priv             = 'Y' || h.Drop_priv             = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Grant_priv            = 'Y' || h.Grant_priv            = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.References_priv       = 'Y' || h.References_priv       = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Index_priv            = 'Y' || h.Index_priv            = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Alter_priv            = 'Y' || h.Alter_priv            = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Create_tmp_table_priv = 'Y' || h.Create_tmp_table_priv = 'Y') + 1,
-    (d.Lock_tables_priv      = 'Y' || h.Lock_tables_priv      = 'Y') + 1
-  FROM db d, host h WHERE d.Host = '';
-
-UPDATE IGNORE db SET Host='%' WHERE Host = '';
-DELETE FROM db WHERE Host='';
-
-TRUNCATE TABLE host;
-
---
--- Adding missing users to `user` table
---
--- note that invalid password causes the user to be skipped during the
--- load of grand tables (at mysqld startup) thus three following inserts
--- do not affect anything
-
-INSERT IGNORE user (User, Host, Password) SELECT User, Host, "*" FROM db;
-INSERT IGNORE user (User, Host, Password) SELECT User, Host, "*" FROM tables_priv;
-INSERT IGNORE user (User, Host, Password) SELECT User, Host, "*" FROM columns_priv;
-
-SELECT DISTINCT
-"There are user accounts with the username 'PUBLIC'. In the SQL-1999
-(or later) standard this name is reserved for PUBLIC role and can
-not be used as a valid user name. Consider renaming these accounts before
-upgrading to MySQL-5.0.
-These accounts are:" x
-FROM user WHERE user='PUBLIC';
-SELECT CONCAT(user,'@',host) FROM user WHERE user='PUBLIC';
-
diff --git a/scripts/mysqld_safe-watch.sh b/scripts/mysqld_safe-watch.sh
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--- a/scripts/mysqld_safe-watch.sh
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@@ -1,150 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-# Copyright Abandoned 1996 TCX DataKonsult AB & Monty Program KB & Detron HB
-# This file is public domain and comes with NO WARRANTY of any kind
-#
-# scripts to start the MySQL demon and restart it if it dies unexpectedly
-#
-# This should be executed in the MySQL base directory if you are using a
-# binary installation that has other paths than you are using.
-#
-# mysql.server works by first doing a cd to the base directory and from there
-# executing mysqld_safe
-
-# Check if we are starting this relative (for the binary release)
-if test -f ./data/mysql/db.frm -a -f ./share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys -a \
- -x ./bin/mysqld
-then
-  MY_BASEDIR_VERSION=`pwd`		# Where bin, share and data is
-  DATADIR=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/data	# Where the databases are
-  ledir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin		# Where mysqld are
-# Check if this is a 'moved install directory'
-elif test -f ./var/mysql/db.frm -a -f ./share/mysql/english/errmsg.sys -a \
- -x ./libexec/mysqld
-then
-  MY_BASEDIR_VERSION=`pwd`		# Where libexec, share and var is
-  DATADIR=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/var	# Where the databases are
-  ledir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/libexec	# Where mysqld are
-else
-  MY_BASEDIR_VERSION=/usr/local/mysql
-  DATADIR=/usr/local/mysql/var
-  ledir=/usr/local/mysql/libexec
-fi
-
-hostname=`@HOSTNAME@`
-pidfile=$DATADIR/$hostname.pid
-log=$DATADIR/$hostname.log
-err=$DATADIR/$hostname.err
-lockfile=$DATADIR/$hostname.lock
-
-#
-# If there exists an old pid file, check if the demon is already running
-# Note: The switches to 'ps' may depend on your operating system
-
-if test -f $pidfile
-then
-  PID=`cat $pidfile`
-  if /bin/kill -0 $PID
-  then
-    if /bin/ps -p $PID | grep mysqld > /dev/null
-    then    # The pid contains a mysqld process
-      echo "A mysqld process already exists"
-      echo "A mysqld process already exists at " `date` >> $log
-      exit 1;
-    fi
-  fi
-  rm -f $pidfile
-  if test -f $pidfile
-  then
-    echo "Fatal error: Can't remove the pid file: $pidfile"
-    echo "Fatal error: Can't remove the pid file: $pidfile at " `date` >> $log
-    echo "Please remove it manually and start $0 again"
-    echo "mysqld demon not started"
-    exit 1;
-  fi
-fi
-
-echo "Starting mysqld demon with databases from $DATADIR"
-
-#Default communication ports
-#MYSQL_TCP_PORT=3306
-if test -z "$MYSQL_UNIX_PORT"
-then
-  MYSQL_UNIX_PORT="/tmp/mysql.sock"
-  export MYSQL_UNIX_PORT    
-fi
-#export MYSQL_TCP_PORT
-
-# Does this work on all systems?
-#if type ulimit | grep "shell builtin" > /dev/null
-#then
-#  ulimit -n 256 > /dev/null 2>&1		# Fix for BSD and FreeBSD systems
-#fi
-
-echo "mysqld started on " `date` >> $log
-bin/zap -f $lockfile < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1
-rm -f $lockfile
-$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin/watchdog_mysqld $lockfile $pidfile $MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin $DATADIR 3 10 >> $err 2>&1 &
-restart_pid=$!
-
-while true
-do
-  rm -f $MYSQL_UNIX_PORT $pidfile	# Some extra safety
-  lockfile -1 -r10 $lockfile >/dev/null 2>&1
-  if test "$#" -eq 0
-  then
-    nohup $ledir/mysqld --basedir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION --datadir=$DATADIR \
-     --skip-locking >> $err 2>&1 &
-  else
-    nohup $ledir/mysqld --basedir=$MY_BASEDIR_VERSION --datadir=$DATADIR \
-     --skip-locking "$@" >> $err 2>&1 &
-  fi
-  pid=$!
-  rm -f $lockfile
-  wait $pid;
-
-  lockfile -1 -r10 $lockfile >/dev/null 2>&1
-  rm -f $lockfile
-  if test ! -f $pidfile			# This is removed if normal shutdown
-  then
-    break;
-  fi
-  if true
-  then
-    # Test if one proces was hanging.
-    # This is only a fix for Linux (running as base 3 mysqld processes)
-    # but should work for the rest of the servers.
-    # The only thing is ps x => redhat 5 gives warnings when using ps -x.
-    # kill -9 is used or the proces won't react on the kill.
-    numofproces=`ps x | grep -v "grep" | grep -c $ledir/mysqld`
-    echo -e "\nNumber of processes running now: $numofproces" | tee -a $log
-    I=1
-    while test "$I" -le "$numofproces"
-    do 
-      PROC=`ps x | grep $ledir/mysqld | grep -v "grep" | tail -1` 
-	for T in $PROC
-	do
-	  break
-	done
-	#    echo "TEST $I - $T **"
-	if kill -9 $T
-	then
-	  echo "mysqld proces hanging, pid $T - killed" | tee -a $log
-	else 
-	  break
-	fi
-	I=`expr $I + 1`
-    done
-  fi
-  echo "mysqld restarted" | tee -a $log
-  # Check all tables and repair any wrong tables.
-  $MY_BASEDIR_VERSION/bin/isamchk -sf $DATADIR/*/*.ISM >> $err 2>&1
-done
-if test $restart_pid -gt 0
-then
-  kill $restart_pid > /dev/null 2>&1
-  sleep 1;
-  kill -9 $restart_pid > /dev/null 2>&1
-fi
-
-echo -n "mysqld ended on " `date` >> $log
-echo "mysqld demon ended"
diff --git a/sql/watchdog_mysqld b/sql/watchdog_mysqld
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--- a/sql/watchdog_mysqld
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@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/perl
-# Copyright (C) 1979-1998 TcX AB & Monty Program KB & Detron HB
-#
-# This software is distributed with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.  No author or
-# distributor accepts any responsibility for the consequences of using it, or
-# for whether it serves any particular purpose or works at all, unless he or
-# she says so in writing.  Refer to the Free Public License (the "License")
-# for full details.
-#
-# Every copy of this file must include a copy of the License, normally in a
-# plain ASCII text file named PUBLIC.	The License grants you the right to
-# copy, modify and redistribute this file, but only under certain conditions
-# described in the License.  Among other things, the License requires that
-# the copyright notice and this notice be preserved on all copies. */
-
-#
-# This scripts is started by safe_mysqld. It checks that MySQL is alive and
-# working ( = answering to ping).  If not, force mysqld down, check all
-# tables and let safe_mysqld restart the server.
-#
-# For this to work, you should have procmail installed as the commands
-# 'lockfile' and is used to sync with safe_mysqld
-#
-# NOTE:  You should only use this script as a last resort if mysqld locks
-# up unexpectedly in a critical application and you have to get it to
-# work temporarily while waiting for a solution from mysql@tcx.se or
-# mysql-support@tcx.se
-
-
-use POSIX "waitpid";
-
-# Arguments from safe_mysqld
-
-if ($#ARGV != 4)
-{
-  print "$0:  Wrong number of arguments. Aborting\n";
-  exit 1;
-}
-
-$lock_file=shift;		# File to lock to sync with safe_mysqld
-$pid_file=shift;		# Pid file used by mysqld
-$bin_dir=shift;			# Directory where mysqladmin is
-$test_timeout=shift;		# Time between testing if mysqld is alive
-$wait_timeout=shift;		# How long time to wait for ping
-
-$|=1;				# autoflush
-
-# Check that mysqld has started properly
-
-for ($i=1 ; $i < 10 ; $i ++)
-{
-  last if (-e $pid_file);
-}
-sleep(1);			# If server has just created the file
-if (($mysqld_pid=`cat $pid_file`) <= 0)
-{
-  print "$0: Error: Invalid pidfile (contains '$mysqld_pid'). Aborting\n";
-}
-  
-# Start pinging mysqld
-
-for (;;)
-{
-  sleep($test_timeout);		# Time between tests
-  `lockfile $lock_file > /dev/null 2>&1`;	# Sync with safe_mysqld
-  if (($pid=fork()) == 0)
-  {
-    setpgrp(0,0);
-    exit(int(system("$bin_dir/mysqladmin -w status > /dev/null")/256));
-  }
-  for ($i=0; ($res=waitpid(-1,&POSIX::WNOHANG)) == 0 && $i < $wait_timeout ; $i++)
-  {
-    sleep(1);
-  }
-  if ($res == 0)
-  {
-    print "$0: Warning: mysqld hanged;  Killing it so that safe_mysqld can restart it!\n";
-    $mysqld_pid= `cat $pid_file`;
-    if ($mysqld_pid <= 0)
-    {
-      print "$0: Error: Invalid pidfile (contains '$mysqld_pid'). Aborting\n";
-      system("rm -f $lock_file");
-      kill(-9,$pid);
-      exit 1;
-    }
-    print "$0: Sending signal 15 to $mysqld_pid\n";
-    kill(-15, $pid,$mysqld_pid); # Give it a last change to die nicely
-    for ($i=0 ; $i < 5 ; $i++) { sleep(1); } # Wait 5 seconds (signal safe)
-    waitpid(-1,&POSIX::WNOHANG);
-    if (kill(0,$pid,$mysqld_pid) != 0)
-    {
-      print "$0: Sending signal 9 to $mysqld_pid\n";
-      kill(-9,$pid,$mysqld_pid);	# No time to be nice anymore
-      sleep(2);				# Give system time to clean up
-      waitpid(-1,&POSIX::WNOHANG);
-      if (kill(0,$mysqld_pid) != 0)
-      {
-	print "$0: Warning: mysqld don't want to die. Aborting\n";
-	system("rm -f $lock_file");
-	exit 1;
-      }
-    }
-    # safe_mysqld will not restart mysqld if the pid file doesn't exists
-    system("rm $pid_file");
-    system("touch $pid_file");
-  }
-  elsif ($res == -1)
-  {
-    print "$0: Error: waitpid returned $res when wating for pid $pid\nPlease verify that $0 is correct for your system\n";
-    system("rm -f $lock_file");
-    exit 1;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    $exit_code=int($?/256);
-    if ($exit_code != 0)
-    {
-      print "$0: Warning: mysqladmin returned exit code $exit_code\n";
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      #print "mysqld is alive and feeling well\n";
-    }
-  }
-  system("rm -f $lock_file");		# safemysqld will now take over
-}