Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:17:32 -0300 From: Rodrigo Gonzalez <rjgonzale@gmail.com> To: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: need mysql help setting passwd Message-ID: <4850792C.7050200@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080612010303.GA81167@thought.org> References: <20080612010303.GA81167@thought.org>
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Gary Kline wrote: > this failed: > > > mysqladmin -u root password > mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed > error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)' > > > according to my logs it has been about 5 years since i did this last. > > advice please! > > gary > > > Your mysql server already has a password for user root. 2 options 1 - mysqladmin -u root -p password Of course I think you dont know current password or you wouldnt be asking....so second option Read http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html#resetting-permissions-unix with that steps you will reset root password Best regards Rodrigo Gonzalez
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