check your permission and also check database and data base user or valid in vmysql.h
-- Best Regs, Masood Ahmad Shah System Administrator ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | Fibre Net (Pvt) Ltd. Lahore, Pakistan | Tel: +92-42-6677024 | Mobile: +92-300-4277367 | http://www.fibre.net.pk | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie) "All I want is a few minutes alone with the source code for the universe and a quick recompile." ----- Original Message ----- From: "System" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2003 12:15 PM Subject: [vchkpw] could not connect to mysql update server Access denied for user > Hello All, > > I have installed vpopmail on my redhat 7.3 box with mysql 4.x and qmail with > SquirrelMail 1.0.4. > > I compiled vpopmail and used the following settings for mysql. > > /usr/sbin/groupadd -g 89 vchkpw > /usr/sbin/useradd -g vchkpw -u 89 vpopmail > > GRANT select,insert,update,delete,create,drop ON vpopmail.* > TO [EMAIL PROTECTED] IDENTIFIED BY 'vpoppass'; > > pico vmysql.h > > /* Edit to match your set up > #define MYSQL_UPDATE_SERVER "localhost" > #define MYSQL_UPDATE_USER "vpopuser" > #define MYSQL_UPDATE_PASSWD "vpoppass" > */ > > #define MYSQL_READ_SERVER "localhost" > #define MYSQL_READ_USER "vpopuser" > #define MYSQL_READ_PASSWD "vpoppass" > /* End of setup section*/ > > /* defaults - no need to change */ > #define MYSQL_VPORT 3306 > #define MYSQL_DEFAULT_TABLE "vpopmail" > #define MYSQL_DATABASE "vpopmail" > #define MYSQL_DOT_CHAR '_' > #define MYSQL_LARGE_USERS_TABLE "users" > > here are my Configure options > > ./configure --enable-roaming-users=n --enable-default-domain=mydomain.com -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] --enable-logging=p --enable-defaultquo > ta=20971520S --enable-ip-alias-domains=n --enable-passwd=n --enable-clear-pa > sswd=n --enable-domain-quotas=n --enable-mysql=y --enable-incdir=/usr/includ > e/mysql --enable-libdir=/usr/local/lib/mysql --enable-many-domains=n --enabl > e-auth-logging=y --enable-mysql-logging=y --enable-valias=y --enable-mysql-l > imits=n > make > make install-strip > > The above process works just fine. and even i have checked my mysql user and > pass this is also fine. > > But after compiling my database vpopmail remains empty (without any table) > Why ? > when i execute /home/vpopmail/bin/vadduser [EMAIL PROTECTED] "pass" it gives > an error : > > could not connect to mysql update server Access denied for user: > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) with database > could not connect to mysql update server Access denied for user: > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) > > Why does it takes root if i am using vpopuser for the mysql connection. > > Please put on the correct path as i have googled a lot and also search but > could not found any info that will help me in this context. > > Regards, > Tina. > > > > >