Daniel Lahey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been trying for months to set up mysql on my Mac (Panther) with > no success. I can't run mysqladmin as root. I get an access denied > error message. If I try to use SHELL>mysqladmin -u root password > 'password' I get access denied as either root or the regular user. I > can't run mysql as root. 'access denied' I can't create databases. I > can run mysql as the regular user and mess with the test db, and that's > about all I can do. I've followed every instruction I could find > online at the command line. I've tried CocoaMySQL. I have practically > resorted to prayer. > > Are there step-by-step instructions anywhere? I would be eternally > grateful for any help. >
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