I tried to create a password for the root user in a new installation of
MySQL by typing
% mysql -u root mysql
Then typing and update statement like
> Update user set password = "somepassword" where user="root";
After doing this I typed because I could still get into mysql without a
password
% mysqladmin -u root status
% mysqladmin -u root reload
I think what I should have done is typed - update user SET password =
PASSWORD("somepassword") where user ="root".
Now I can't get into mysql at all as root, with the password I set.
I get the error message "Access denied for user 'root@localhost' (using
password =YES)"
I have tried to restart mysql with the --skip-grant-tables option but I
still can't get in as root?
How do I fix this? Can anyone help?
Anya Miretsky
Computer Technology Dept.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718)623-7265
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