On Monday 16 February 2009, Matthew Flaschen wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Monday 16 February 2009, Steve Searle wrote: >>> Around 02:33pm on Monday, February 16, 2009 (UK time), Gene Heskett scrawled: >>>> 3.# mysql -u root mysql >>> >>> 3.# mysql -u root mysql -p >>> ^^ >>> >>> The -p will cause you to be prompted for root's password. What you have >>> tried does not supply the password. >>> >>> Steve >> >> Unforch Steve, same error: >> >> [root@coyote etc]# mysql -u root mysql -p >> Enter password: >> ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using >> password: YES) >> [root@coyote etc]# mysql -u root mysql -p >> Enter password: >> ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using >> password: YES) >> >> in each case I entered my root pw at the prompt. > >Your root password is not MySQL's root password. However, you can >change that if you choose (or set whatever pw you want). See the >instructions at >http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/recover-mysql-root-password.html (though >there are other methods) > >Matt Flaschen I did all of that sites steps, Matt, with no reported errors, but when I stop the special session and restart the regular session, the exact same error is returned: [root@coyote etc]# /etc/init.d/mysqld stop STOPPING server from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid 090216 10:53:05 mysqld ended Stopping MySQL: [ OK ] [1]+ Done mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables [root@coyote etc]# /etc/init.d/mysqld start Starting MySQL: [ OK ] [root@coyote etc]# mysql -u root -p Enter password: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) Thanks Matt. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) We are all worms. But I do believe I am a glowworm. -- Winston Churchill -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
