Try GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO root@'%' IDENTIFIED BY 'mypassword' WITH GRANT OPTION;
Or you could always do a straight INSERT INTO user VALUES('%','root',password('mypassword'), 'Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y','Y'); james --- Nick Wilson wrote: Well, I'm in !! Now I'm having trouble updating the user table :-( GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON * TO root IDENTIFIED BY 'my_password'; Read the manual, read my book, still a clueless twat. Can anyone help me get it right? many thanks everyone :-) sql,query --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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