Please cc [EMAIL PROTECTED] as I am not currently subscribed to the list. When I installed mysql-server debconf said to set the mysql root password. Then it referenced /usr/share/doc/mysql-server/README.Debian for the instructions to do so. The instructions tell you to change it with /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'
This is what happens when I run this command. frodo:~# /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password blah /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES)' Does it have something to do with the hosts file or is it an error in the instructions or possibly something else? frodo:~# cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 216.64.138.18 frodo.nwadv.com frodo 192.168.1.1 frodo.nwadv.com frodo -Kirt P.S. The box was a potato test cycle 2 install that has been kept current.