Anthony E. wrote:
> okay, I'm having problems here, probably something
> very simple I'm overlooking:
>
>
>
> ../configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysql
> --prefix=/usr/local \
> --localstatedir=/usr/local/mysql/data
> make
> make install
> mkdir /usr/local/mysql/data
> mkdir /usr/local/mysql/tmp
> cd /usr/local/mysql/bin/
> mysql_install_db
> /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password
> 'newpassword'
This newpassword is actually the old password for the -p option.
Since there was no password, the password is still not set. skip the -p
the first time.
> /usr/local/mysql/bin/safe_mysql &
>
> starts, but still doesn't let root connect via
> localhost
>
>
>
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