I can connect with the same credentials that isn't the problem. The problem is if I set a password in settings.py it doesn't use a password as the error message states. However when I force the settings file with the --settings option then it reads the file correctly and uses the password.
On Feb 17, 7:06 am, Babatunde Akinyanmi <[email protected]> wrote: > Try to connect to mysql with the same credentials on your terminal. If > it doesn't work then you need to reset your root password. > > sudo dpkg-reconfigure mysql-server-5.1 > > Should do the trick and then restart the server (That works on ubuntu). > > Also you should consider creating a separate user instead of using root. > > On 2/17/12, Detectedstealth <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > I am just coming back to django development after a while of > > developing with pyramid. I have taking over an application. > > > For some reason with the newest version of django it is not reading > > the password I set in settings: > > > DATABASES = { > > 'default': { > > 'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.mysql', # Add > > 'postgresql_psycopg2', 'postgresql', 'mysql', 'sqlite3' or 'oracle'. > > 'NAME': 'mydatabase', # Or path to > > database file if using sqlite3. > > 'USER': 'root', # Not used with sqlite3. > > 'PASSWORD': 'mypassword', # Not used with > > sqlite3. > > 'HOST': '', # Set to empty string for > > localhost. Not used with sqlite3. > > 'PORT': '', # Set to empty string for > > default. Not used with sqlite3. > > } > > } > > > When starting the server I get the following error: > > ...MySQL_python-1.2.3-py2.7-linux-x86_64.egg/MySQLdb/connections.py", > > line 187, in > > __init__ > > _mysql_exceptions.OperationalError: (1045, "Access denied for user > > 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)") > > > Not sure why it is saying there was not password. For the newest > > version of django is there a new way to tell python manage.py > > runserver what password/username/database to use? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Django users" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. > > -- > Sent from my mobile device -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
