Alex, Monday, August 19, 2002, 3:38:07 PM, you wrote: AM> I Have a problem with logining to MySQL with root. I am runnig Red Hat AM> Linu 7.3 and I just have installed MySQL 3.23.49 frjm the rpm package, AM> which I got with Red Hat Linux 7.3. AM> So I read documentation an made as following:
AM> shell> mysql_install_db AM> I tryed thi one AM> > mysqladmin -u root drop test AM> That what I got: AM> 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)' AM> I didn't changed any config files or anything else! And every time I am AM> trying to connect MySQL server with root i got this message. AM> But other users can connect to it freely. AM> What shoul I do to connect to MySQL server with root to create the batabase? Alex, do you have MySQL server installed before? If so, old privilege tables are kept and mysql_install_db doesn't do anything. In this case you should use old password to login as a 'root'. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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