On 4/20/05, Arran Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > dragonfly ~ # /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h dragonfly password xyz > > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'dragonfly' failed > > error: 'Lost connection to MySQL server during query' > > Unless you intend to run MySQL on a different box later, you should omit > "-h dragonfly" or replace with "-h localhost". > > -- > Arran Fraser > -- > gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > OK, one time it allowed me to set a password. However no form of this command seems to work for me so far. Is it the Using password: No telling me to not use a password?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password xyz /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: NO)' [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h localhost password xyz /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: NO)' [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ su - Password: dragonfly ~ # /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h localhost password xyz /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: NO)' dragonfly ~ # Thanks, Mark -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
