Did you run the mysql_install_db? http://www.mysql.com/doc/P/o/Post-installation.html
-- sh On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 13:53, Jane Tsai wrote: > Hello, All: > > Once I complete the installation, I try to set up password for root user: > > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 'mypassword' > > It did prompt me for new password, I reentered. But I got error back: > Connect to server at 'localhost' failed. > Error: Access denied for user root@localhost (using password: yes). > > How can I fix this problem? Thanks in advance for help. > > > Jane Tsai > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
