Re: error in instructions to set mysql root password?

2009-09-18 Thread Bennett Haselton
, the root user password has already been set, so if the MySQL server sees the second command as an attempt to set the 'root'@'localhost' password, it will fail because you're not authenticated. Now, I experimented some more on different machines, and on some machines, the second command gives

error in instructions to set mysql root password?

2009-09-15 Thread Bennett Haselton
been set, so if the MySQL server sees the second command as an attempt to set the 'root'@'localhost' password, it will fail because you're not authenticated. Now, I experimented some more on different machines, and on some machines, the second command gives an error and on other machines

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-15 Thread Joel Rees
Simply I didn't know where the password was located in myphpadmin. The password is not in myphpadmin. It is in the database. Log in as root and look at the mysql database. Also, read sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the MySQL manual. I wanted it secure but I wanted to be able to get to the data

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-14 Thread Nils Valentin
Hi John, You saved my day. Haven't laughed like this for long time ;-) How do I set no password for root? It worked!!. Thanks. Now how do I protect it so that not anyone who points to it cannot get to it without putting in a username/password? Thanks a lot really. Best regards Nils

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-14 Thread Becoming Digital
PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 14 June, 2003 02:12 Subject: Re: Set no root password Hi John, You saved my day. Haven't laughed like this for long time ;-) How do I set no password for root? It worked!!. Thanks. Now how do I protect it so that not anyone who points

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-14 Thread Paul DuBois
-0500, Paul DuBois wrote: At 0:10 -0400 6/14/03, John Chang wrote: How do I set no password for root? mysql -u root -p Enter password: (your current root password here) mysql SET PASSWORD = ''; mysql quit -- Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB, www.mysql.com Are you

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-14 Thread Michael T. Babcock
I think I have figured out what he wants: He wants to set a root password (randomly) and then save it in ~root/.my.cnf so that the root user doesn't (apparently) need a password to log into MySQL. However, any other user trying to log in as root would need to know the password. Am I close

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-14 Thread John Chang
password: YES) At 11:37 PM 6/13/2003 -0500, Paul DuBois wrote: At 0:10 -0400 6/14/03, John Chang wrote: How do I set no password for root? mysql -u root -p Enter password: (your current root password here) mysql SET PASSWORD = ''; mysql quit -- Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer Madison

Set no root password

2003-06-13 Thread John Chang
How do I set no password for root? -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe:http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-13 Thread Paul DuBois
At 0:10 -0400 6/14/03, John Chang wrote: How do I set no password for root? mysql -u root -p Enter password: (your current root password here) mysql SET PASSWORD = ''; mysql quit -- Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB, www.mysql.com Are you MySQL certified? http

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-13 Thread John Chang
, Paul DuBois wrote: At 0:10 -0400 6/14/03, John Chang wrote: How do I set no password for root? mysql -u root -p Enter password: (your current root password here) mysql SET PASSWORD = ''; mysql quit -- Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB, www.mysql.com Are you MySQL

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-13 Thread John Nichel
/13/2003 -0500, Paul DuBois wrote: At 0:10 -0400 6/14/03, John Chang wrote: How do I set no password for root? mysql -u root -p Enter password: (your current root password here) mysql SET PASSWORD = ''; mysql quit -- Paul DuBois, Senior Technical Writer Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB

RE: Set no root password

2003-06-13 Thread Chris Knight
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Set no root password I changes the password but it still doesn't work. This is the error I get when I try to connect to MySQL using phpmyadmin using a browser. What do I need to change? Thanks. Error MySQL said: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: Set no root password

2003-06-13 Thread John Chang
to connect to MySQL using phpmyadmin using a browser. What do I need to change? Thanks. Error MySQL said: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) At 11:37 PM 6/13/2003 -0500, Paul DuBois wrote: At 0:10 -0400 6/14/03, John Chang wrote: How do I set no password for root

Unable to set mysql root password

2001-01-18 Thread Web
Description: Trying to set the mysql root password using the command line given results in a permissions error connecting to the database @localhost. How-To-Repeat: Cd to my home directory, and execute: ./usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'anypassword' Fix: Unknown Submitter-Id