Chris + All,
Thanks for your postings. God knows why but I still cannot login to MySQL, I could not
kill and start MySQL in safe mode as suggested. (I come from a Windoz background. I am
a total newbies Unix/command line stuff) but I found instructions on how to uninstall
MySQL which I did successfully.
I then reboot my server, install MySQL afresh (I was hoping this password on the new
installation will be default cobalt password) but still could not login, I began to
wonder if I did not actually lose the password in the first place.
This is the syntax of the command I used and this is the message I keep getting:
mysqladmin -uroot -pcobalt-mysql password mynewpassword (the default password for
MySQL root on cobalt is cobalt-mysql)
MySQL replied me with: mysqladmin: connect to server at "localhost" failed
error 'access denied for user: 'root@localhost'(using password:YES)
I also tried connecting to MySQL without using mysqladminadmin utility and I got a
message access denied message with error code: 1045 I read various man pages and
followed the instruction but no success. I was logged into my server as a super user
at all time.
Any help as to what I am doing wrong and a dummy-proof instruction as to how to
overcome it is highly appreciated. Also contact details of an affordable MySQL expert
is welcomed.
Thanks in advance and save me from having to return to Windoz softwares :)
Temi
--- "Chris Lathem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>i don't know how your RaQ4 works, but on the Qube3 I had a time getting
>mySQL to shut down.. it did not show up in the list of processes running...
>ended up using "killall mysql", then restarted the mysql in "safe" mode..
>issue a set password query to update root password, and you are on your way!
>
>Hope this helps,
>Chris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ed Carp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 9:51 AM
>Subject: Re: Lost Root password
>
>
>> temi odurinde ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
>>
>> > Dear List,
>> > I have lost the root password to my MySQL installation. What is the
>quickest way to remedy this situation, uninstall and reinstall MySQL or
>what???. My installation runs on a RaQ4 server.
>>
>> The quickest way is to RTFM :) The searchable manual is online at
>> http://www.mysql.com/doc/ - it took me all of 30 seconds to return the
>> following URL (although I ought to know this one by heart!):
>>
>> "Hot to Reset a Forgotten Password" -
>> http://www.mysql.com/doc/R/e/Resetting_permissions.html
>>
>> OBList: database,sql,query,table
>> --
>> Ed Carp, N7EKG - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 214/341-4420 -
>http://www.pobox.com/~erc
>>
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