Number 3 sounds likely, based on the command James showed first off:
> mysql
When I sign in as a non-root user, I normally have to specify both my userid
and password on the invocation, or I get nastygrams similar to what James
did.
Mark Post
-----Original Message-----
From: Rod Furey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:16 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: mysql
Googling around gives various answers including but not limited to:
priv prob on the socket
priv prob on the config file
no passwd in the dB
no grant been issued on something in the dB
Take your pick...
Rod