Hello.
> If I try to run mysqlshow, I see: > > C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>mysqlshow sql > mysqlshow: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) ODBC is default username that is used on Windows. Create a new user account and use it to connect to the MySQL server: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Adding_users.html If mysql command line client works, it is rather MySQL Keeper program. Check if you have specified the correct connection parameters for it. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've just installed MySQL v5.0.15 on my 'Windows XP system and most ways > I want to connect to it fail. I don't see what I'm doing wrong. I've > searched the manual, the web, and the forums without seeing anything > that clearly addressed my problem. Help, please! > > If I navigate through Programs / MySQL / MySQL Server v5.0 / MySQL > Command Line Client, I'm prompted for a password and when I enter the > password, I am connected and can work fine. > > If I try to run mysqlshow, I see: > > C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>mysqlshow sql > mysqlshow: Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO) > > If I run the command interpreter (cmd) and type "mysql -uroot -pmypwd", > it works now but I swear it didn't 10 minutes ago. Arg. > > My real problem is that I've used MySQLKeeper with MySQL v4 and have > backups created with it that I want to restore into MySQL v5.0 and when > I try to connect with MySQLKeeper, I get: > > CONNECT > Result: Connection error > > Now, it may be that MySQL Keeper is trying to connect via ODBC and > that's why it's failing but I didn't think that's how it connected, it's > an MySQL-specific tool, why would it use ODBC? And shouldn't mysqlshow > work "out of the box"? How could I have installed MySQL to screw up > mysqlshow? > > Thanks for any pointers. > > Chris > -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.NET http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Gleb Paharenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.NET <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
