I'm not sure how much help I'll be since I have never had a problem
running MySQL on OSX in the two years I have been using it on OSX.
First, you should not need to use sudo or the root account for anything
you do with MySQL except maybe installing it.
Second, I would always specify the account
I am having a problem with accessing the mysql database in a new MySQL
installation on OS X Panther.
This installation came with the original OS, and some configuration was done
right after installation. I have previously installed MySQL on Linux and Win
and have never encountered this problem.
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