MySQL 5.7 No directory, logging in with HOME=/
Solution 1:
Having same issue to get rid of this error i did the following
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Stop MYSQL service:
sudo service mysql stop -
Change home directory of mysql from nonexistent to original directory where it is supposed to be:
sudo usermod -d /var/lib/mysql/ mysql
Now start mysql server again with:
sudo service mysql start
The error message has disappeared. Still why this happen is unknown.