Jean Hagen wrote: > > Hey, > > having trouble running mysqlcheck from a script. Running 4.0.13 on > Linux. I can run the following command: > > /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlcheck -u root -p -A -a -m -v --auto-repair > > /var/log/mysql/check_tables.log > > from the command line, plug in the password at the prompt, and everything > works. When I put this exact command into an executable file, and add the > '=[pswd]' argument, I get an access denied error message: > > /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqlcheck: Got error: 1045: Access denied for user: > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) when trying to connect > > p.s. I've used this exact method on mysqldump, and it works. > > Any suggestions? Anyone have a mysqlcheck script that they run via cron? > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jean, Have you tried adding [mysqladmin] user=root password=blabla to the .my.cnf file for the user running the script? walt -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]