diff --git a/mysqld.cnf b/mysqld.cnf
index 7dc0f928016e44a87ec8c825b35086d1c2f6d3ec..36eb2aa56c803b0a3630eebfa2b52936194daadf 100644
--- a/mysqld.cnf
+++ b/mysqld.cnf
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 # https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/server-system-variables.html#sysvar_default_authentication_plugin
 # default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
 
-datadir=/var/lib/mysql
-socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
-
-log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log
-pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid
-
+# The default mysql directories are as follow
+# datadir=/var/lib/mysql
+# socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
+# log-error=/var/log/mysqld.log
+# pid-file=/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid