This may be a dumb question, but are you sure the mysql daemon is running? (Something like "# ps -ef | grep mysqld" should tell you)
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Justin Findlay Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 2:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [rt-users] mysql password problems I apologize if this question is off topic, yet I am a MySQL newbie and haven't found any resolution on my own. I've been following this install guide http://wiki.bestpractical.com/index.cgi?RHEL4InstallGuide and everything seems to work except this command: # mysqladmin -u root password newpass mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)' I've also tried this alternate syntax: # mysqladmin -uroot -p create Enter password:<some password> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES)' What can I do? Justin _______________________________________________ http://lists.bestpractical.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rt-users Community help: http://wiki.bestpractical.com Commercial support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Discover RT's hidden secrets with RT Essentials from O'Reilly Media. Buy a copy at http://rtbook.bestpractical.com We're hiring! Come hack Perl for Best Practical: http://bestpractical.com/about/jobs.html _______________________________________________ http://lists.bestpractical.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rt-users Community help: http://wiki.bestpractical.com Commercial support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Discover RT's hidden secrets with RT Essentials from O'Reilly Media. Buy a copy at http://rtbook.bestpractical.com We're hiring! Come hack Perl for Best Practical: http://bestpractical.com/about/jobs.html
