On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 04:56:23PM -0400, RIDLEY, JAMES A. (AIT) wrote:
Hi,
> I somehow locked out the root account from MySQL. How can I get access back
> as root on the Unix system?
Try this :
/path/to/mysql-directory/libexec/mysqld --skip-grant-tables
In a second term, just run mysql -p -> password: <hit enter>
Works for me...
> James A Ridley
> System Administrator
> AIX ITO Midrange Support
> Ameritech/SBC Telecommunications Inc.
> (317)265-4252 work
> (317)673-3670 pager
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