Look up skip grants in the manual.
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From: "root" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 16:09
Subject: password() function not used when creating root password
> I have just created a root password in MySQL without using the PASSWORD
> function.
>
> In the user table i put in a root password, like this.....
>
> mysql> UPDATE user SET Password='new_password' WHERE user='root';
> mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
>
> Now i am denied access. How do start the mysql server now?
>
> The manual wasnt clear that the password() function should have been
> used when inserting the password into the table.
>
> Please help. Thank you very much.
>
>
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