I hate when I forget passwords, too. Especially when I didn't write them down and
safe-keep them somewhere.
Regards,
rmdirms
Jeff wrote:
> Never mind. Dumb mistake. I had an older version of mysql
> on this system set to a password which I forgot.
>
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>># after starting safe_mysqld I try this:
>>> mysql -u root
>># this fails whether I run as mysql or root
>># I get this error "ERROR 1045: Access denied for user:
>>'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)"
Just add -p to the end of that, and it should prompt you for the root password and let
y
Never mind. Dumb mistake. I had an older version of mysql
on this system set to a password which I forgot.
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- B.S. computer science - Univ. MO - Rolla
- web developer/software engineer,
dedicated to the struggle against the fascist
Microsoft hegemony
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