These RPM's tend to set you up to run mysql automatically upon
boot.
Instead of trying to run mysql, just log into it:
%> mysql -h localhost -u root -p <press enter>
then it will prompt you for root user password. Enter it and off
you
go.
~Shilo
--- David Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Description
> I have installed MySql version 3.23.33-1 using the RPM's for
> Redhat
> Linux -i386 (RedHat version 7)
> After installing I find myself unable to do any basic db
> administration including changing the password.
> I simply installed the packages with rpm -i <package name> and
> the
> mysqld was started for me with
> default settings. When I tried to change the password with
> mysqladmin -u root -p password <new password>
> I get the following error:
> error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password:
> NO)'
>
> When I try to create a database with mysqladmin -u root create
> testdb I
> get:
>
> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password:
> NO)'
>
> Upon doing the ps command I can see that I have three instances of
> mysqld running -
> I am rather new to databases so I'm not sure where to go from here.
> Any help would be very much appreciated
> Dave Richards
>
>
>
>
>
>
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