Incoming from Christian Hammers: > severity 367789 normal > thanks > > On 2006-05-17 s. keeling wrote: > > (0) heretic [root] /root_ /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password '_______' > > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > > error: 'Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: > > YES)' > > It says "Using password: YES" although you did not specify a login password
I did supply a password; that's what (obfuscated) '_______' means. > > I have a ~root/.my.cnf listing the password I intend to use, and it is > > chmod 600. > Eh, well, that's it. You can't say mysql to use a root password *before* > you actually set it. Move /root/.my.cnf away, then set the password and then That works, thanks. I do wish you could fold in getting a root password (and user and user password?) at install time. Wouldn't that keep me from ragging on you everytime this happens? :-) > BTW: You only need [client], mysql and mysqladmin both also parse them, IIRC. Yup, thanks again. Much appreciated. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://www.spots.ab.ca/~keeling Please don't Cc: me. - - -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
