[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I've reinstalled my system (Mac OS 10.3 Server). > In trying to get MySQL going again. I can run mysql_install_db, but I > can't access the mysql db and I can not set a root user password. > If I try to login: mysql -u root > it says access denied to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do you use old MySQL data dir with old privilege tables? If so, mysql_install_db does nothing and you should use old root password. > > If I simply type "mysql" (no quotes) I get into MySQL, but cannot > affect the MySQL db. > > I seem to remember that perhaps the answer is to chown -R on MySQL's > data files, but I'm not sure where/which those are! > > I have the following: > /var/mysql/ (2 folders are in there 'test' and 'mysql', among a few > other files -- that must be the mysql db?); I also have > /usr/share/mysql/ (in here are the .cnf files, e.g., my-huge.cnf, et > al). I do not see a folder called "data" anywhere, or I haven't found > it. :-( -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
