I am brand new to MySQL and JAVA/Netbeans 6.5 so please excuse the
stupid questions ...
1. I have just downloaded and successfully installed MySQL v5.1 on my
MacBook Pro running OS X 10.5.6
2. I have also downloaded and installed MySQL Tools: Administrator
Query Browser
(I come from
The root Password will be blank after initial install.
You can set it at a shell prompt with commands something like this...
shell mysql -u root
mysql SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('newpwd');
mysql FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
mysql EXIT;
Where newpwd is your desired password.
Best to
or as the docs read:
shell mysqladmin password your password
John Daisley wrote:
The root Password will be blank after initial install.
You can set it at a shell prompt with commands something like this...
shell mysql -u root
mysql SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('newpwd');
