Read http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Command-line_options.html
Start mysqld with the --skip-grant-tables option then change your root password again, then restart mysqld, this time with out the --skip-grant-tables hope that helps. Sherwin T. Ang Tridel Technologies Incorporated PS: you don't have to reinstall mysql for just this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "FT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 1:21 PM Subject: Root > Hi everyone > I am quiet new to DB and MySql > I must have made a big mistake by changing the root @ localhost password via > phpMyAdmin and now it is impossible to connect from neither the mysql prompt > nor phpMyAdmin... > > Does anyone know how to recover this problem...I did try to reinstall MySql > after uninstalling it and rebooted the server but no luck so far... > > Thanks for the hand > > Fabrice > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]