fairly new to Linux, very new to MySQL

2001-03-31 Thread Jack Handy
Pie Charts I have just downloaded and installed the most recent stable version on my Redhat 6.1 server. I can't figure out how to access the MySQL server application itself! (Yes I have actually started the daemon) I did download a GUI client app but I can't get past the password and I

Re: fairly new to Linux, very new to MySQL

2001-03-31 Thread Lindsay Adams
The initial install has no password for root. Fix this by running the command line client as follows: Mysql -u root That will allow you to connect. Then give root a password! The userids in mysql are completely separate from any security model that your OS uses. Therefore,passwords, are not