At 08:06 PM 12/17/01 +0000, Kevin Donnelly wrote: >On Monday 17 December 2001 15:04, David VanHorn wrote: > > I killed all Mysql processes, and confirmed that they are killed (ps -ef | > > grep mysql) > > Then I restart with safe_mysqld --skip-grant-tables > > Trying to log in to mysql in any way, including mysql -h localhost mysql > > or mysql root or mysql root -p gives me the failed password error again. > >The only time I ever did this, I did the following: > >- safe_mysqld --skip-grant-tables > >- mysql -u root mysql
That's where I'm stuck, I can't get in with anything like the above. >You don't seem to be including the -u marker in the options you have tried >above. My mistake, I can't cut and paste from my terminal client (putty) -- Dave's Engineering Page: http://www.dvanhorn.org Got a need to read Bar codes? http://www.barcodechip.com Bi-directional read of UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8, EAN-13, JAN, and Bookland, with two or five digit supplemental codes, in an 8 pin chip, with NO external parts. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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