Yup, webmin will change it with no problems after I start the server with "/usr/bin/safe_mysqld --skip-grant-tables" but then when I restart mysql normaly "service mysql start" it has the same message:
Starting MySQL ServerYou are required to change your password immediately (password aged) Changing password for mysql (current) UNIX password: I down graded to the orignal Mandrake 9.0 MySql version and all is well again. Ralph On Friday 01 August 2003 03:12 pm, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Fri, 2003-08-01 at 11:40, Ralph Crongeyer wrote: > > Hi all. > > > > This is on a Mandrake 9.0 system. > > > > I just updated MySQL to 3.23.56 and now when I try to restart the mysql > > server I get this message: > > > > Starting MySQL ServerYou are required to change your password immediately > > (password aged) > > Changing password for mysql > > (current) UNIX password: > > > > Even though I type in the correct password it says: > > > > su: incorrect password > > > > I can start the server with this method: > > > > /usr/bin/safe_mysqld --skip-grant-tables > > > > and change the password with no problems but when i go to restart mysql > > normaly i get the same message? > > > > Any help would be great. > > > > Ralph > > Ralph, > > Don't know why it is doing this. But are you able to use Webmin to > change the password for the root user and have it stick? > > James
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