adam, Friday, March 15, 2002, 9:47:03 PM, you wrote: an> I don't see how to submit 'blahblah;;' using the quotes. an> I've tried an> mysql -u root an> and then typed all the conceivable combinations for password an> and an> mysql -u root --password=blahblah;; an> and an> mysql -u root --password='blahblah;;'
an> What's worse is that I've looked at the raw table file and confirmed an> that the password is blahblah;; If you can see your password in the table directly it means you didn't use function password() to encrypt your password. Run mysqld with '--skip-grant-tables' option and reset your root password using GRANT statement. Don't forget execute FLUSH PRIVILEGES _before_ using GRANT. an> I could change it manually, but I don't want to corrupt the table (I an> assume that's a real possibility). -- tried that on a dev machine, it an> doesn't work because I can't flush the privileges. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
