Re: Clean Reinstall

2004-09-24 Thread Egor Egorov
FayeC SQL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: rpm -qa | grep -i mysql then remove all MySQL packages, which are likely to be MySQL-shared, MySQL-server, MySQL-client and/or similar names if not the official RPMs where installed. To remove a package, do rpm --erase --force --nodeps Then rm -rf /var/l

Re: Clean Reinstall

2004-09-22 Thread kernel
FayeC SQL wrote: I am extremely frustrated with the root passwordproblem. I read the manual and followed the instructions but it just won't work. I tried setting a newpassword but then when I insert the new passoword it says the password it wrong. In any case...I want to uninstall MySQL and try

RE: Clean Reinstall

2004-09-22 Thread Kirti S. Bajwa
I do not know if this is the right way or not but this is how I have done it: Delete Mysql-Version folder, from where you installed MySQL. It is normally in '/usr/local' folder. Then re-install MySQL. Hope it works. Kirti -Original Message- From: FayeC SQL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent