Try this... mysqladmin -u root -p password 'abc123'
When you get the password prompt hit enter (dont type anything) Your new root password is now abc123. The default root password is blank, thats why u just hit enter ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Queen To: MySQL List (E-mail) Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 2:03 PM Subject: Newbie Question OK, I just finally got MySQL installed and I can't make ANYTHING work. when I try to run "mysqladmin -u root -h Death -p password 'somepassword'" I get an Enter Password prompt, I have never told it a root password and it won't accept the system root password. Then if I try to connect to the server from another machine I get "host <ip_address> is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server". Any help on these issues and pointers to administration/configuration help would be appreciated. I do have the manual pdf, but 700+ pages is a lot to read and I can't find these issues in the manual by searching. Thanks, Kevin Q. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
