> Im attempting to install mysql. The service started and > everything seems to > be going ok except for that I can't set the root password for the mysql > server. > > To reset password i type: > > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p mypassword > > Then I get the following error: > > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)'
I wonder when the mysql team will get around to changing that message... - Don't use '-p'. / Carsten -- Carsten H. Pedersen keeper and maintainer of the bitbybit.dk MySQL FAQ http://www.bitbybit.dk/mysqlfaq --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
