On Sat, 13 May 2000, you wrote: > java.sql.SQLException: Invalid authorization specification: Access > denied for user: 'nobody@localhost' (Using password: NO) > at org.gjt.mm.mysql.MysqlIO.init(MysqlIO.java) > at org.gjt.mm.mysql.Connection.<init>(Connection.java) > at org.gjt.mm.mysql.Driver.connect(Driver.java) > at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:457) > at java.sql.DriverManager.getConnection(DriverManager.java:159) > at > org.apache.turbine.util.db.pool.DBMM.getConnection(DBMM.java:97) First, what driver version are you using? I'm using 1.2b and have had no problems. Next, double check the user table in MySQL and see what the Username and Password for "localhost" are. > -- Verified that MySQL accepts user "root", password "foo" This may be Ok when logging in via the MySQL client. But it may be different when logging in via the Turbine. > (Btw, installing is so often a problem, how about someone starting an > open source, expert system-based web app that codifies all the > possible things that can go wrong with a software installation? "Have > you installed a database?" Yes. "Have you created turbine tables?" > Yes. "Have you...." etc) You could NEVER cover all the possible problems/questions! However, we do plan to have a Developers Kit in the near future that should help with getting folks started faster. In the Developers Kit, I plan on using a Java based lightweight database so there is no DB connfiguration to get started. Jon, has already added an Ant based way of creating the directories you need to get started with an Application ( see docs/war-webmacro.html). This is a glimpse of where we're going. -- dave [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------- < your inspirational quote here > ------------------------------------------------------------ To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]