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* afan@afan.net
That IS confusing - I didn't assign any password?!?!?! There is no password! That's why I asked how to get rid of mysql and start installation from scratch
:)
thanks patrick
-afan
* afan@afan.net
[09-29-06 15:46]: Your response previous was quite ambiguous (as I read it).
but what I wanted to say is I tried # mysqladmin version got: ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using Password: NO)
so root already has a password? ( the prompt "#" indicates root).
tried: # mysqladmin -u root version and got the sam error message
which was the same as "mysqladmin version" since you *were* root.
tried assign password: # mysqladmin -u root password 'MyPass' and got the same error message
So root already had a password and you cannot logon w/o the password.
# mysqladmin -u root -p password 'MyPass'
and tty will ask you for the password, but, it will not by 'MyPass' (I don't think).
Thanks for trimming your quote and not "top posting". -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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You're welcome. to get a record of *all* mysql files, do: locate mysql > some.file.name to get a record of *installed mysql files do: rpm -ql mysql > some.file.name.1 to remove mysql: rpm -e mysql to determine remaining mysql (configuration) files: kdiff3 some.file.name some.file.name.1 note: all remaining filenames do *not* need to be removed. Some are not config files, ie: /var/admin/perl-modules/perl-DBD-mysql (may not be on your system). ps: you "top-posted" again, and full-quoted (as I did also). Makes reading a pain, don't you agree? Plus it's discourteous :^) thanks for your expected consideration! -- Patrick Shanahan Registered Linux User #207535 http://wahoo.no-ip.org @ http://counter.li.org HOG # US1244711 Photo Album: http://wahoo.no-ip.org/gallery2 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org