Data directory path mention in cnf is of old mysql. Make a fresh data directory, configure it in configuration file and execute mysqlinstall_db,
On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 5:11 AM, Martin Mueller < martinmuel...@northwestern.edu> wrote: > I have installed mysql 5.1.73 on an old Mac Pro running OS Lion. I cannot > run the mysql command because it challenges me for a password. But I did > not set any password, either for the root, for mysql, or for myself as a > user. > > So the installation has somehow installed passwords about which I know > nothing or there is some error in the installation process. > > There is a lot on the Web about resetting a forgotten password. But the > assumption is always that you can get at the program via some other > password. But in this case every door is shut. > > Does anybody recognize this problem? I've uninstalled and re-installed the > program, but the results are always the same. > > > Martin Mueller > Professor emeritus of English and Classics > Northwestern University > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > -- *Thanks and Regards:* *Nikhil Anand* *+91 9650024197*
