MySQL 8.0 includes a feature that requires we set linux NICE capabilities to mysqld daemon. Because of that, LD_LIBRARY_PATH does not work (see secure-execution mode in http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/ld.so.8.html). Related: #1628814 diff -up mysql-8.0.12/sql/CMakeLists.txt.patchrpath mysql-8.0.12/sql/CMakeLists.txt --- mysql-8.0.12/sql/CMakeLists.txt.patchrpath 2018-09-14 13:59:02.884021458 +0200 +++ mysql-8.0.12/sql/CMakeLists.txt 2018-09-14 14:01:10.897983621 +0200 @@ -711,6 +711,8 @@ ENDIF() MYSQL_ADD_EXECUTABLE(mysqld ${MYSQLD_SOURCE} DESTINATION ${INSTALL_SBINDIR} COMPONENT Server) +SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(mysqld PROPERTIES INSTALL_RPATH "${RPATH_LIBDIR}") + OPTION(DEBUG_EXTNAME "Build server as mysqld-debug (debug builds only)" OFF) MARK_AS_ADVANCED(DEBUG_EXTNAME)