At 9:51 AM -0500 10/30/01, Douglas B. Jones wrote: >Hi, > >On Tru64 5.1, I am trying to install mysql 3.23.43. I follow >the steps in section 2.3 of running scripts/mysql_install_db. >It comes back with the error: > >/usr/local/mysql-test/libexec/mysqld: unrecognized option `--password=reqid' > >a password I never typed in. After that, it gives the usage >help for the command. Does anyone have any pointers to what >I am doing wrong?
Look in /etc/my.cnf and see if you find that line there. If you do, remove the -- at the beginning of the line. The double-dash is only for options given on the command line. They should not be used for options in option files. > >Thanks, >Cheers, >Douglas --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php