Re: Password error

[System Administrator a.k.a. The Root of the Problem]

On Thu, Sep 06, 2001 at 12:50:47PM -0700, Adams, Bill TQO wrote:
> Mike Ryerse wrote:
> 
> > I have resently installed mysql 3.23.41 on Redhat 7.1
> >
> > When I installed it, I could access the example
> > databases 'mysql' and 'test'.  Mysql said to change
> > the root password right away with :
> > mysqladmin -h host -u root -p password 'new password'
> 
> Note, do not put a space between the -p and the password normally:
> mysqladmin -h host -u root -ppassword
>   OR
> mysqladmin -h host -u root --password=password
> 
> That may be why you cannot connect.
>

I tried it with 3.23.41 and BACKFIRE.
 
> 
> > so I did it, but now mysql won't let me log in as any
> > user, not even root.
> 
> Did you really put a space in the password? Or was that for demonstration
> purposes only?
> 
> 
> 
> > I have tried to re-install with rpm -i --force, and
> > uninstall with rpm -e, neither will change the
> > permissions of mysql.
> >
> > What should I do?
> 
> As Gerald Clark said, the manual has a section on how to reset the password.
> 
> --Bill
> 
> 
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