On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, "Mark Thomas" <mark@theswamp.org> wrote:
> WARNING: $mysqld is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).

I have to admit, the message is both precise and baffling.  Ther first
time I saw it, I didn't immediately understand that "$mysqld is not set
properly" meant I  needed "mysqld=YES" in rc.conf.  

I'm not sure how to make the message clearer.  I do know one can spend a
long time reading the rc.conf man page without seeing how it relates to
the message.  

Perhaps:

	$variable is set to ''.  Set "variable=YES" in rc.conf, cf. rc.conf(5).

--jkl