Re: Getting MySQL working

In a previous message, "Nick Mudge" wrote:

/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h linux password 'new-password' [snip]

I can't get the service started in the first place so I can't add any passwards to any accounts.

Have you actually issued the commands above, which were included in the instructions you quoted? You don't need mysql running for this to work. Indeed, until you do this, mysql won't start (as you noted). John -- John Pettigrew Headstrong Games john@headstrong-games.co.uk Fun : Strategy : Price http://www.headstrong-games.co.uk/ Board games that won't break the bank Knossos: escape the ever-changing labyrinth before the Minotaur catches you!