[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >Description:
> After installing using an RPM the first time and then compiling the source
>the second time, it
> still does not allow me to give it a root password. It keeps telling me that I don't
>have access priv's.
> I've tried it logged in as root, myself and mysql.
> >How-To-Repeat:
> It says, after I give the command mysql_install_db to make sure I set the
>root password for
> the MySQL root user. So I enter exactly "/usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p
>password 'new-password'", it
> then asks for a password, and every single password I throw at it, it says I don't
>have access!!!! AHHH!
> >Fix:
It is asking you for the current password.
Since you have not set the password yet, just hit enter, or run it
without the "-p".
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