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Date:      28 May 2003 08:57:34 -0700
From:      Mark Foster <mark@foster.cc>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mysql root user
Message-ID:  <1054137454.7327.15.camel@gentoo1.enic.cc>
In-Reply-To: <87u1bfwcry.fsf@penthesilea.fte.local>
References:  <001701c32508$1e9679d0$b50d030a@mip.co.za> <87u1bfwcry.fsf@penthesilea.fte.local>

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The secret is starting mysqld with --skip-grant-tables, then resetting.
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Resetting_permissions.html

On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 04:06, Frank Tegtmeyer wrote:
> "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za> writes:
> 
> > I've done like the manuals say (mysqladmin -uroot password xyz), but all
> 
> Either use:
> mysqladmin -uroot --password=xyz
> 
> or
> mysqladmin -uroot -p
> 
> > I don't remember any passwords being set during the installation....
> 
> Then you would have to follow the FAQ to set a new one without knowing
> the old.
> 
> Regards, Frank
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-mdf [Mark D. Foster]	http://mark.foster.cc/



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