thanks. I wanted a confirmation. I did it and moving on installing v4.0.14 -----Original Message----- From: Frank Tanner III [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 1:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: win200 - lost root privilege - cannot shutdown - need help
Right click on the process for MySQL in the processes tab of Task Manager and select End Process. --- Christophe Poirier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am working on a Windows 2000 server. > The version 4.0.13 was installed at the end of June > because we are looking > at using MySQL. > > Me and the other guy are novice with MySQL. > I read the different emails about access and > granting and password and > flushing privilege from other people who couldn't > get access. > > To get to the point, I know that the guy has altered > the privileges and lost > the password he would have set for root. > mysqld was started from DOS window using mysqld and > the window was closed. > When I go to Task Manager, I see the mysqld process > running. > > When I use now mysqld, if I try to specify root, > because of not knowing the > root password, I can't get correct privilege to run > the shutdown command. > If I just type mysql, I am user [EMAIL PROTECTED] and > the only database I see > is test. Since mysql database is not visible, I know > that I cannot set > privilege from this user. > > So my goal is to desinstall v4.0.13, and re-install > v4.0.14. > But my current issue is "how do I stop the mysqld > process?" > Even if stopping from Task Manager is not the best > approach, do I have > another option? > > Please help. > > Christophe Poirier > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
