Need help with mysql with SuSE 8.2

Does anyone know of any SuSE documentation for their installation of mysql? I tried the mysql manual, but some how, I cannot acccess it. Comes up cannot access user @localhost, access denied. How that got there I will never know. When I start if from the runlevel editor, get "stty: standard input: inappropriate ioctl for device" which I have now idea what means or how to find out what is causing it. Have completely reinstalled the operating system and mysql, same problems. Art