Hi,
On 3/19/08 3:51 PM, "Brown, Charles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I inherited a mysql server database. Stuff are not documented. My > question is: Are there any security work-arounds in mysql. I have access > to the cnf file. I need to get in and dump the database. I was told that > the cnf file allows security over rides. Please help > > I have tried mysql -uroot. It didn't work > ******************************************** You can start the server so that you skip loading the grant tables. That should let you get in and change the root password. Then you should have access to do what you need to. Instructions are here: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html#resetting- permissions-unix -Dan -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
