This has happened to me so many times I am finally going to ask. Why in the hell when I follow the directions given immediately after installing do I get an error?
Here is what the thing says after installing (and I quote): " PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER ! To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands: /usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' /usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h blah.domain.ca password 'new-password' " Ok, Ok, I'll do it! # mysqladmin -u root -h blah.domain.ca password 'password' This worked. # mysqladmin: connect to server at 'blah.domain.ca' failed error: 'Host 'localhost.domain.ca' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server' Huh?????? I'm using package 4.0.24 on OpenBSD 3.8. Grrrrrr. __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]