Create a root-user configuration: talen:~ # cp /etc/my.cnf /root/.my.cnf Set a client password in /root/.my.cnf. Login using talen:~ # mysql -u root -p Read the docs. /Ch On Thursday 12 February 2004 02:46, Rikard Johnels wrote:
Installed a fresh mySQL from the 9.0 disks
talen:~ # safe_mysqld --log& [1] 30308 talen:~ # Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
talen:~ # mysqladmin version mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)'
talen:~ # mysqladmin -u root password foobar mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)'
What am i doing wrong? The doc's i followed states that it should run from the box...
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