Hello, mysqladmin and mysql command-line client is included in MySQL-client package. mysql_secure_installation is included in MySQL-server but it's a perl script which calls mysql command-line client internally.
Thus, you should install MySQL-client-*.rpm and try again. Regards, 2014-05-04 15:29 GMT+09:00 EdwardKing <zhan...@neusoft.com>: > I'm newbie to mysql and I want to install mysql under Centos 5.8 using > MySQL-server-5.5.37-1.linux2.6.i386.rpm, I use following command to intall > mysql > > #[root@master software]# rpm -ivh MySQL-server-5.5.37-1.linux2.6.i386.rpm > Preparing... ########################################### > [100%] > 1:MySQL-server ########################################### > [100%] > > PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER ! > To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands: > > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password' > /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h master password 'new-password' > > Alternatively you can run: > /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation > > which will also give you the option of removing the test > databases and anonymous user created by default. This is > strongly recommended for production servers. > > See the manual for more instructions. > > Please report any problems at http://bugs.mysql.com/ > > Then I use following command: > > [root@master bin]# pwd > /usr/bin > [root@master bin]# /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password '123456' > bash: mysqladmin: command not found > > [root@master bin]# ls mysqladmin > ls: mysqladmin: No such file or directory > > [root@master bin]# mysql_secure_installation > Can't find a 'mysql' client in PATH or ./bin > > How to install mysql and start mysql? Why are the commands of mysqladmin > and mysql_secure_installation fail? I am puzzled with it for many days, I > still can't find a solution. Anyone could help me? Thanks. > > Thanks. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this e-mail and any > accompanying attachment(s) > is intended only for the use of the intended recipient and may be > confidential and/or privileged of > Neusoft Corporation, its subsidiaries and/or its affiliates. If any reader > of this communication is > not the intended recipient, unauthorized use, forwarding, printing, > storing, disclosure or copying > is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful.If you have received this > communication in error,please > immediately notify the sender by return e-mail, and delete the original > message and all copies from > your system. Thank you. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >
