On Monday 03 September 2007 10:42:14 azeem ahmad wrote: > hi list > i have an FC4 machine with mysqld installed with the default configuration, > "Say Box A", and i have another FC4 machine which i want to use as a > client, say "Box B" > > when i start mysqld service on "Box A" and i issue the following command on > shell > #mysql -u root -p > > it simply connects with the server mysqld running on the localhost. > > but when i goto "Box B" and issue the following command > > #mysql --host="Box A's IP" -u root -p > > it says the "Box B" is not allowed to connect to the mysqld server > > how to resolve this issue > Probably you may need to give perms to the user, in this scenary, root, with something like: grant all on *.* to 'root'@'IPBOXA' identified by 'whatever'; Hope this helps Manuel -- Manuel Arostegui Ramirez. Electronic Mail is not secure, may not be read every day, and should not be used for urgent or sensitive issues.