Sorry, I made a mistake it's password not --password
ie. [root@mail mysql]# mysqladmin password FalsePass
not
[root@mail mysql]# mysqladmin -password FalsePass
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From: "Rolf Hopkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 8:48
Subject: Re: Root Login Problem
> > [root@mail mysql]# mysqladmin -password FalsePass
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> This is not as per documentation. Documentation says --password.
>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 0:26
> Subject: Re: Root Login Problem
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> > Neil Barnes
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > et> cc:
> > Subject: Root Login Problem
> > 11.07.01
> > 17:11
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> > Hi everyone.
> > Please see below, I cannot login as the root user in MySQL.
Access-Denied
> > ... any ideas anyone?
> >
> > My System = RedHat Linux 7.0 (all latest patches applied) Intel
Pentium
> > III
> >
> > MySQL rpm's installed =
> >
> > MySQL-3.23.39-1.i386.rpm
> > MySQL-client-3.23.39-1.i386.rpm
> > MySQL-shared-3.23.39-1.i386.rpm
> >
> > Installed OK no problem.
> >
> > I ran mysql_install_db no problem.
> >
> > Now try to install new root password...as per documentation....
> >
> > [root@mail mysql]# mysqladmin -password FalsePass
> > mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> > error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)'
> >
> >
> > Hi Neil,
> >
> > I have the same issue on a completely different OS to yours, WinNT
Server
> > 4, using MySQLGUI (or the bare mysql console).
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Andreas
> >
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