Is this user a super user, or do they only have access to a single DB? If they are a super user, try changing the password using mysqladmin -u ackerley password 'newpassword'
If this user only has access to a single db, alter your mysql command to: shell> mysql -u ackerley -p 'database_name' J.R. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]