At 14:30 -0800 2/21/02, James Austin wrote: >Yes. Thank you. Just put a pair of " around password and it works >fine. I had thought this could be handled in mysql, but hey, this >works.
I don't see how it *could* work. When the password is given on the command line, it must follow the -p with no intervening space. > >rc wrote: >> >> one way would be....in bash - edit your .bashrc file to include the >> following: >> >> alias mysql='mysql -u username -p password' >> >> On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, James Austin wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> > >> > A novice question: >> > >> > How can I do away with having to use the -u user and -p password >> > arguments every time I execute the mysql command? When I create a table >> > with a script the only way I can get it to work is with the command: >> > >> > $> mysql samp_db -u root -p < create_member.sql >> > $> Enter password: >> > >> > What can I do to not have to enter a user and password each time? Can I >> > use the script at the mysql prompt? This way I would only have to enter >> > the user and password once. >> > >> > Thanks very much, > > > Jim --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
