[Bug 542543] Re: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database SOMEDB

2012-03-28 Thread Peter Giles
I put a password in that last comment like a complete idiot. Well, I've changed it, and if you try to follow along you'll want to substitute 't1g3r' in the above grant command to whatever you want your root mysql password to be. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of U

[Bug 542543] Re: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database SOMEDB

2012-03-28 Thread Peter Giles
I got it fixed, thanks to post #4 on this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1836919 Start your mysql client as shown below: mysql -u debian-sys-maint -p In another terminal, 'cat' the file /etc/mysql/debian.cnf (you'll have to 'sudo cat' it). That file contains a password; pas

[Bug 542543] Re: Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database SOMEDB

2012-03-28 Thread Peter Giles
Clint, is there a way to fix this for those of us in this unpleasant situation? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-dfsg-5.1 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/542543 Title: Access denied for user 'root'@'lo