----- Original Message -----
From: "Franck ABELLI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 23:29
Subject: ERROR 1044
> i can now connect to mysql but when i login as root with the root
> password i get the ERROR 1044 : Access denied.
> if i don't give any password i can connect but if i write:
> mysql> use mysql
> i've got the same message, so i can't do anything neither connect nor
> create database,tables...
>
> -i made the install described in the doc of mysql (groupadd, useradd...)
>
> ->it worked
> and when i've changed the root password, i restart mysqld and i've got
> the error since this moment.
>
> i changed the owner/group of the /mysql dir to set it to root/root,
> changed the permisions to 777, but it's still the same.
>
That is not such a good idea. I suggest changing it back.
What is the exact command you used to change the root password and the exact
command you used to login?
ADVICE: Replace the password with Xs or something, unless you want the
world to be able to log into your machine and do what they like with your
DB.
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