Lee, Tuesday, April 02, 2002, 8:54:44 PM, you wrote: LPR> I just installed MySQL 3.23.49 on NT and executed the following LPR> commands:
LPR> UPDATE USER SET password=password("test1") WHERE host="localhost"; LPR> UPDATE USER SET password=password("test1") WHERE host="%"; LPR> Now, after doing 'mysqladmin reload', I cannot connect... LPR> mysql -p LPR> Enter password: ***** LPR> Error 1045: Access denied for user: 'ODBC@localhost' (Using password: LPR> YES) If you use -p option you should also specify user name, for example: mysql -utest1 -p LPR> mysql -p[test1] LPR> Error 1045: Access denied for user: 'ODBC@localhost' (Using password: LPR> YES) Don't use square brackets when you enter your password. LPR> mysql -u root -p[test1] LPR> Error 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: LPR> YES) LPR> Have I done something wrong? Can I connect to the database, or do I have LPR> to re-install? LPR> Thanks very much in advance for any advice. LPR> - Best regards, LPR> Lee Reilly -- 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