Rob,

1.  I get into MYSQL no problem, prompt, etc. with mysql- u -p mysql
Rivendell.

2.  I have a sql backup already from last week.

3.  How do I rename the database (then run rdadmin)?  I'm a bit confused
with that step.  Rename the db in mysql or elsewhere?

-Terry

On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Rob Landry <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> On Wed, 7 Dec 2011, Terry LeTourneau wrote:
>
> > When I run RDAdmin from the terminal, this is the error I get:
> > root@RFM-01420:/home/renewfm# rdadmin
> > Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified
> are
> > supported
>
> What happens if you type: mysql -uroot -pwhatever Rivendell
>
> (substituting your MySQL root password for "whatever")?
>
> > SQL: alter table VERSION add column LAST_ISCI_XREFERENCE datetime default
> > "1970-01-01 00:00:00" after LAST_MAINT_DATETIME
> > SQL Error: Duplicate column name 'LAST_ISCI_XREFERENCE'
>
> In your shoes, I would shut down the Rivendell daemons and use mysqldump
> to make a .sql file of your database, then rename the database and run
> rdadmin. That should force it to create a new, empty, database. I would
> then compare that, table by table, to your database, noting all the
> differences, and verrify that the two databases have identical structures.
>
> If they do, there's probably something in one of the tables that
> identifies the schema. I'd look for that and compare the value in the two
> databases. They should of course be the same. You might need to make
> manual alterations to your database if it has a different structure than
> the empty one (i.e. missing columns, different field types, etc.). After
> doing so, delete the empty database, rename yours to Rivendell, and try
> rdadmin again.
>
> Because you've got the .sql file you created with myseqldump, it should be
> easy to get back to where you are now if you mess up.
>
> If Fred Gleason should happen to materialize, he probably knows a much
> better way to address your problem than the one I've outlined above.
>
>
> Rob
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