Why not try sql to update it:
mysql -u root
mysql > use mysql;
mysql> update user set password = password('new password') where user =
'root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> exit
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Nezi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 5:42 PM
Subject: setting root password in mysql
> Never am able to gain access to enter in a password for root?
>
> It's driving me crazy...
>
> Any help>>
>
> Michael Collins thanks for trying!
>
>
> [localhost:/Users/nezi] root# kill -9 1354
> [localhost:/Users/nezi] root# kill -9 1371
> [localhost:/Users/nezi] root# cd /usr/local
> [localhost:/usr/local] root# ./bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql
> --skip-grant-tables &
> [1] 1388
> [localhost:/usr/local] root# Starting mysqld daemon with databases
> from /usr/local/var
>
> [localhost:/usr/local] root# ./bin/mysqladmin -u root password mysql77
> ./bin/mysqladmin: unable to change password; error: 'You must have
> privileges to update tables in the mysql database to be able to
> change passwords for others'
> [localhost:/usr/local] root# ./bin/mysqladmin flush-privileges
> [localhost:/usr/local] root# ./bin/mysql -u root -p
> Enter password:
> ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)
> [localhost:/usr/local] root#
>
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