I wrote; mysql> UPDATE mysql.user SET Password=OLD_PASSWORD('the_new_password') WHERE User='root';
mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; mysql> \quit Then; shell> mysql -u root -p Enter password: the_new_password ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' (Using password: YES) Is this 'cause I didn't kill mysqld_safe before trying to login again? N.P -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]