Well try mysql -u root -p
it will prompt asking for the password I really don't remember if 
the derault password is mysql but you could try empty too.

-jose
>Hi! 
>
>I installed the full version of Mandrake 8.2. 
>The problem is that i can't setup the mysql server. 
>When i tried: mysql -u root mysql; the server
>responded: acces denied for root@localhost !! 
>
>Then tried the command mysql_install_db. But when i
>wanted to sign in: still acces denied. 
>
>Then i used mysqld --skip-granted-tables. BUT after
>that even for the 'mysql' command the server returned
>'Acces denied'. 
>
>What to do? 
>
>Thanks for your answer!
>
>
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