Hello Shravan, Thursday, September 19, 2002, 5:45:59 PM, you wrote: SD> I am able to stop the server when i specify the SD> password for the user root.
SD> But if the user "shravan" (who does not have a SD> password) who tries to stop the server started by SD> himself, then it fails. User "shravan" must have Shutdown_priv: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Privileges_provided.html SD> Thanks, SD> SKD SD> --- Victoria Reznichenko SD> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Shravan, >> Wednesday, September 18, 2002, 10:17:29 PM, you >> wrote: >> >> SD> I am completely new to MySQL. I installed the >> source >> SD> version of MySQL on Solaris 2.8. I did >> SD> "mysql_install_db". >> >> SD> I started the server by saying >> SD> "bin/safe_mysqld --user=mysql &". The server >> started >> SD> my creating "mysql.sock" file in the /tmp >> directory. >> SD> Now i >> SD> want to stop the server. How should i do it? >> >> SD> I did "bin/mysqladmin -u mysql shutdown" >> SD> The error message that came up was: >> SD> >> ************************************************** >> SD> /home/shravan/extra/mysql/bin/mysqladmin: >> shutdown >> SD> failed; error: 'Access denied for user: >> '@localhost' >> SD> (Using password: NO)' >> SD> >> ************************************************** >> >> SD> I also tried "bin/mysqladmin -u root shutdown" >> and >> SD> also >> SD> "bin/mysqladmin -u shravan shutdown". But i >> could not >> SD> get the server down. >> >> Do users 'root' and 'shravan' have passwords? if so, >> you should use >> mysqladmin -u root -p shutdown -- 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