> [root@mail mysql]# mysqladmin -password FalsePass
This is not as per documentation. Documentation says --password.
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Subject: Re: Root Login Problem
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> Neil Barnes
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> Subject: Root Login Problem
> 11.07.01
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> Hi everyone.
> Please see below, I cannot login as the root user in MySQL. Access-Denied
> ... any ideas anyone?
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> My System = RedHat Linux 7.0 (all latest patches applied) Intel Pentium
> III
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> MySQL rpm's installed =
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> MySQL-3.23.39-1.i386.rpm
> MySQL-client-3.23.39-1.i386.rpm
> MySQL-shared-3.23.39-1.i386.rpm
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> Installed OK no problem.
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> I ran mysql_install_db no problem.
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> Now try to install new root password...as per documentation....
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> [root@mail mysql]# mysqladmin -password FalsePass
> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)'
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> Hi Neil,
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> I have the same issue on a completely different OS to yours, WinNT Server
> 4, using MySQLGUI (or the bare mysql console).
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> Well I can connect as a testuser (eg 'andreas') but there's no way to get
> in as root.
> But it's odd that both of us have the problem even though we use
completely
> different OSes.
> This seems to be a _general_ problem, I guess.
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> Andreas
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