Thanx for your answer. I don't know how much I understand the way to follow because of my poor english that will ever be a french one. I think I have found a good solution in downloading a SQL compatible frontal program that allowes me to work with a graphical interface very helpul for starters like me.
Ha ve a nice day. Frederic COURCIER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: Re: start up problem > > Cindy writes: > > > >OK, it seems like every time I install mysql, I run smack dab into > >some type of access problem -- if it isn't a password hangup, it's a > >mysql.sock problem or (at the moment) a refusal to allow me to create > >databases. I've puzzled through most of it for now, but this one > >has me stumped. > > > Now I'm getting: > mysql_att> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password '***' > /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)' > > The documentation on Access_denied does say: > If you get an error like the following: > shell> mysqladmin -u root -pxxxx ver > Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES) > > It means that you are using a wrong password. See section 4.3.6 > Setting Up Passwords. If you have forgot the root password, you can > restart mysqld with --skip-grant-tables to change the password. > > But that's not quite the same command I used, and that's got password > YES. And mind you, this is what I'm doing right after the > mysql_install_db script and starting up the safe_mysqld for the first > time. So of *course* there's no password. > > Spinning away, > --Cindy > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
