David,
Tuesday, July 09, 2002, 12:04:52 AM, you wrote:
DK> I keep getting Access Denied Errors when I try to login to MySql after
DK> running mysql_install_db script. I ran the mysql_install_db script, made
DK> suer the mysql process is running(checked it using netstat -a), changed the
DK> ownership on the binaries and then tried to gain access using the command:
DK> mysql -u root mysql, which didnt work and, I also tried using the command:
DK> mysqladmin -u root password new_password which didnt work. Both commands
DK> still prompt me for a password, when I try to enter a password, I then get
DK> the Access Denied Error. Can someone point me in the direction please? Any
DK> insight would be GREATLY appreciate as I have been stuck on this for over a
DK> week now!
Did you have installed MySQL server before or you run mysql_install_db
after installation? mysql_install_db doesn't re-create grant tables if
they exist. In this case use your old password. If you install MySQL
at the first time user 'root' doesn't have a password.
Check also the following link, it may help you:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/A/c/Access_denied.html
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