> It looks like you can log in to the mysql client as root. Do you have > permission to change the password once you're logged in? > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] jusoz]$ mysql -u root -p > Enter password: > Welcome to the MySQL monitor... > > mysql>USE mysql; > Database changed. > > mysql>UPDATE user SET Password = PASSWORD( 'xxxx' ) WHERE User = > 'root'; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec) > Rows matched: 2 Changed: 0 Warnings: 0 > > mysql>FLUSH PRIVILEGES; > Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.05 sec) > > mysql> quit; > > Then see if logging in as expected works: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] jusoz]$ mysql -u root -pxxxx > > Wes
Hello Wes, thanks for your aid. I have the access denied... : [EMAIL PROTECTED] jusoz]$ mysql -u root -p Enter password: Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 21 to server version: 4.0.18 Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> USE mysql ERROR 1044: Access denied for user: '@localhost' to database 'mysql' I can access to the databae mysql as another user, "jusoz". Then i can play the steps as you sugest, but when i log as "root" all is the same: [EMAIL PROTECTED] jusoz]$ mysql -u root -pxxxx ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) **These are the databases i can access -> [EMAIL PROTECTED] jusoz]$ mysqlshow -u root +-----------+ | Databases | +-----------+ | test | +-----------+ [EMAIL PROTECTED] jusoz]$ mysqlshow -u jusoz +--------------+ | Databases | +--------------+ | backup_mySQL | | datos-mySQL | | mysql | | test | | tmp | +--------------+ Thanks for your sugestions, jose. -- Jose Usoz / Cromosfera http://www.cromosfera.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]