I wrote: > I suspect the configuration script isn't escaping the password.
...or at least the mediawiki configuration script handles the password differently than the shell. Maybe it's just that the suggested command at http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Running_MediaWiki_on_Debian_GNU/Linux for setting the mysql root password mysqladmin -u root password xxxx should have quotes: mysqladmin -u root password 'xxxx' - Jim Van Zandt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
