> You can start the MySQL daemon with:
> cd /usr/local/mysql ; /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysqld &
...
> [root@stupidsiteforjerks mysql-3.23.38]# /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin
> -u
> root -p password 'new-password'
> Enter password:
> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket
> '/tmp/mysql.sock'
> (2)'
> Check that mysqld is running and that the socket: '/tmp/mysql.sock'
> exists!
Did you start the MySQL daemon before trying to change your password, as it
says above? What does ps auxw | grep mysql say?
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