Thanks very much Michael, you were right. I spent hours worrying about this yesterday. The documentation implied that you don't have to log on at all.
Cheers Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Stassen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 02 August 2004 05:11 > To: Prout,DA,Dave,XSJ67 PROUTDA R > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Installation Problem with 4.0.20 > > Which mysql username did you use to log in? I've not used > mysql on Windows, but I expect that if you simply ran > mysqlshow on a new install, you'd connect as the anonymous > user. The anonymous user only has rights to the test db, so > that's all you'd see. Try > > mysqlshow -u root > > or, if you've set the root password, > > mysqlshow -u root -p > > instead. > > Michael > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've just downloaded 4.0.20 for windows > > > > Installed on the D: drive. Set up an .ini pointing at D: drive > > > > Ran D:\mysql\bin\mysqld > > > > When I then ran mysqlshow I only had the test database, not > the mysql > > database as the documentation said I should. > > > > I then deleted everything and installed again, and got the > same result. > > > > Does this mean the installation has failed ? > > > > Dave > > UK > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
