Hi, Did you run the bin/mysql_fix_privilege_tables script? This is documented in the upgrade procedures on the website under the installation chapter.
Regards --------------------------------------------------------------- ********** _/ ********** David Logan ******* _/ ******* ITO Delivery Specialist - Database ***** _/ ***** Hewlett-Packard Australia Ltd **** _/_/_/ _/_/_/ **** E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **** _/ _/ _/ _/ **** Desk: +618 8408 4273 **** _/ _/ _/_/_/ **** Mobile: 0417 268 665 ***** _/ ****** ****** _/ ******** Postal: 148 Frome Street, ******** _/ ********** Adelaide SA 5001 Australia i n v e n t --------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: suomi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 9 February 2006 6:04 PM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Failed to upgrade from 4.1.16 to 5.0.18 Hi listers 1. i did the upgrad as i usually did so far: /etc/init.d/mysql stop rpm -U MySQL-server-standard-5.0.18-0.rhel3.i386.rpm rpm -U MySQL-client-standard-5.0.18-0.rhel3.i386.rpm rpm -U MySQL-shared-standard-5.0.18-0.rhel3.i386.rpm from then on: no chance to enter the database via whatever interface: always Access denied for user .... on host ... 2. i checked to see, whether the mysql userid had sufficient access privileges to all database files: all access was ok. i also checked the error log myhost.mydomain.tld.err: no hint why access was denied. 3. i then went back to 4.1.16, entered the database (no problem) and for the root user created the long password and intentionally did a flush privileges. 4. then i re-did the above (under 1) upgrade steps again to the same event: Access denied. 5. i then took the procedure described in http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html while in the procedure, when i wanted to enter the flush privileges, again access denied. 6. i checked to see, whether there is some upgrade procedure to follow, where privilege tables are upgraded (as from 3 to 4), and i found none. i read the README even more carefully: nothing found. 7. back to 4.1.16 which essential step did i omitt? suomi -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]