Dan Tappin wrote: > I tried that but it came back with a 'mysqld is running already' error.
Actually your command is wrong. If you never set the password before it should be (without the -p): mysqladmin -u root password your?new.password note that 'password' IS the command. > Side Question: How can I allow a SSH connection from a remote machine? My > linux box is in a locked server room and I would like to administer it from > my office via a terminal. I tried via SSH from my MacOS X laptop but I get > a secure connection refused message. 1) Make sure you have a recent openssh that fixes the host access bug. 2) Check another list as I don't actually know off the top of my head. Basically you want to install openssh and run /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd start (on a RH system). And read the man pages about how to limit access. And please direct further questions about ssh elsewhere. Thanks. b. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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