as root, stop your mysql server in the normal way ie :$ service mysqld stop
run mysql explicitly to skipp credentials ie. (run it in the back ground) $ /usr/libexec/mysqld --skip-grant-tables & once the server starts, you should be able to: $ mysql -u root assming you get in (no reason you shouldn't if you got this far), you can use SQL statements to manipulate user data; you can't use GRANT or SET PASSWORD so use mysql; update user set Password = PASSWORD('yourpassword') where User = 'root'; exit your session and kill your mysqld process. (get the pid via ps -aux, then kill that) restart mysql normally, and you should be good. (I had to do this over the weekend on a system someone else setup but failed to record the credentials). - michael dykman On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:28 PM, Maurizio Ponti <maurizio.po...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Sirs, I would like to post the list: > > Topic: mysql server installation, password problems > > Dear Sirs, I downloaded the last MySQL server version some weeks ago, > then I forgot the root password. I disinstalled everything and > reinstalled from new, but I'm always asked for the old password in order > to define a new one. It seems that an old file related to the password > is still there in my computer and I could not erase it by disinstalling > the server. Could you tell me which is the file and how could I delete > it? Or what should I do in order to solve the problem? Thank you very > much. Maurizio > -- - 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