Bug#545741: mysql-server: no root user

2010-04-10 Thread Aymeric Mansoux
Check if your /tmp has the right permissions. Mine, on a fairly clean xen VPS install was set to 755 and this prevented the creation of the root user during the installation of mysql-server package. chmod 1777 /tmp Then purge and reinstall mysql-server. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bu

Bug#545741: mysql-server: no root user

2009-09-08 Thread denny
Package: mysql-server Version: 5.0.51a-24+lenny2 Severity: important test on a clean vps install. aptitude install mysql-server mysql-client (then skip/enter password for root. whichever...) then: #mysql -uroot -p123 ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: Y