>Description: Trying to determine the default password(s) for user=> root and user -> mysql this is a generic install i.e. following the instructions in the mysql/INSTALL-BINARY...it states to be certain to change the root password using the commands ./bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 'new-password' ./bin/mysqladmin -u root -h genie -p password 'new-password' what "password" are they asking for? since i never entered in one. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Submitter-Id: <submitter ID> >Originator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Organization: >MySQL support: [none ] >Synopsis: <password> >Severity: >Priority: >Category: mysql >Class: >Release: mysql-3.23.29a-gamma (Source distribution) >Environment: System: SunOS genie 5.8 Generic_108528-04 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-1 Architecture: sun4 Some paths: /opt/local/bin/perl /usr/ccs/bin/make /usr/ncbi/bin/gmake /netopt/GNU/compilers/bin/gcc /netopt/forte6/bin/cc GCC: Reading specs from /netopt/GNU/compilers/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/2.95.2/specs gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release) Compilation info: CC='gcc' CFLAGS='-O6 -fomit-frame-pointer -mcpu=v8 -Wa,-xarch=v8plusa' CXX='gcc' CXXFLAGS='-O6 -fomit-frame-pointer -felide-constructors -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -mcpu=v8 -Wa,-xarch=v8plusa' LDFLAGS='' LIBC: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Jan 31 15:58 /lib/libc.so -> ./libc.so.1 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 1126652 Mar 9 2000 /lib/libc.so.1 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Jan 31 15:58 /usr/lib/libc.so -> ./libc.so.1 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 1126652 Mar 9 2000 /usr/lib/libc.so.1 Configure command: ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql --with-extra-charsets=complex --disable-shared --enable-assembler Perl: This is perl, version 5.005_03 built for sun4-solaris --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php