Restart mysqld with the --skip-grant-tables option, this will allow you to
bypass mysql's authentication. You can log in as root and then change the
password to something else.
John Barton
Unix Systems Administrator
Primary Networks, Inc.
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Jared Rogge wrote:
> I have recently tried to install a new Trouble Ticket application on a Unix
> machine that was previously administered by somebody else. They have set a
> password to MySQL and I cannot into it of course. Does anybody know how to
> reset or disable this feature if you have root access to the machine?
>
> Thanks,
>
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