That's just what I can't do - these instructions don't work because of the access problem.
(They say there is no existing password, but the system denies me access anyway). 2009/4/22 Joerg Sonnenberger <jo...@britannica.bec.de>: > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 08:29:46PM +0100, Colin Adams wrote: >> I can access mysql if i start it with the --skip-grant-tables option, >> and then i can set the root user's password, but I still can't login >> when i restart it. > > Did you even bother to follow the instructions from installation method? > Consider running "pkg_info -D mysql-server" again... > > Joerg >