If you want to specify the password itself on the command line use '--password' (double hyphen). '-p' requests interactive password prompt.
- michael On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 4:31 PM, Carsten Pedersen <cars...@bitbybit.dk> wrote: > don't have a space between '-p' and 'password', i.e. -ppassword > > / Carsten > > alba.albetti skrev: >> >> I've just installed MySQL on Windows 2000. >> I've opened the MS-DOS windows and I've written >> >C:\Programs\MySQL\...\bin\mysqladmin -u root -p password mysql2010 >> After the enter the prompt says >Enter password: and I've given <enter> >> and I get >> >> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed >> error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)' >> >> After installing MySQL what do I have to do left? >> Sorry my this is my firt time with MySQL >> >> Thanks! >> >> > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=mdyk...@gmail.com > > -- - michael dykman - mdyk...@gmail.com May the Source be with you. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
