Yes. And I re-entered one at the prompts (>).

-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Farrell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 9:05 AM
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] mysql start issues

On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 01:22:07 -0500
"Richard Torres" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Configuring pkg...
> 
>  * MySQL DATADIR is /var/lib/mysql
>  * Previous datadir found, it's YOUR job to change
>  * ownership and take care of it
>  * Creating the mysql database and setting proper
>  * permissions on it ...
>  * Insert a password for the mysql 'root' user
>  * Avoid ["'\_%] characters in the password
>     >
>  * Retype the password
>     >
> 
> !!! ERROR: dev-db/mysql-5.0.32 failed.
> Call stack:
>   ebuild.sh, line 1527:   Called pkg_config
>   ebuild.sh, line 1255:   Called mysql_pkg_config
>   mysql.eclass, line 805:   Called die

> Any ideas?

I am by no means a mysql expert, but the passwords got deleted, didn't
they?

> # rm -rf /var/lib/mysql/ /var/log/mysql
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