http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/privilege-system.html Robert L Cochran wrote: > There is a 'root'@'localhost' account, but it has no password. For more > information see the MySQL knowledgebase at www.mysql.com. > > Been there, done that. > > Bob > > > Craig White wrote: > >> On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 11:06 -0500, Robert L Cochran wrote: >> >> >>> All the heavier-weight database engines have their own user accounts, so >>> they can grant or restrict permissions to various databases and tables >>> based on who the user is. MySQL does this. Even though mysql has a root >>> user that user is totally separate from the OS root account. You can >>> also have a mysql user account named mickey even though your host box >>> does not have such a user. So think only in terms of the defined MySQL >>> users. >>> >>> You need to reset the MySQL root user password. >>> >>> There may be no password to start with. I wonder what happens if you >>> just press enter when prompted for the password. If there is no >>> password, then you can set one using mysqladmin. When you first start >>> the mysqld server using 'service start mysqld' the syntax of the command >>> is explained to you right on the terminal window. >>> >>> One more point. If you want to assign a password to a user on a specific >>> host machine, such as 'mickey'@'mickeymouse.m1.org' then I believe that >>> at the time someone attempts to log in with that username the actual >>> machine name must resolve correctly on dns to 'mickeymouse.m1.org' or >>> the user 'mickey' must have a password defined for the localhost machine >>> ('mickey'@'localhost'). >>> >>> To do reset the root password correctly, you can find copious details on >>> the MySQL knowledgebase. Go to www.mysql.com and search off their >>> knowledgebase. There is a method described for changing the password for >>> the root user, but it is fairly complicated. I've used it successfully >>> once or twice before when I made a mess of my own mysql root password. >>> >>> Another great resource is to read Paul DuBois book "MySQL". It is really >>> the bible of all things MySQL. If you intend to use MySQL seriously then >>> this book is mandatory purchasing and reading. >>> >>> >> ---- >> I think original setup for mysql is for root user via local socket and >> not via localhost so there actually isn't an account for root@localhost >> thus attempting to connect via tcp/ip as root is doomed to fail out of >> the box. >> >> Craig >> >> >> > > -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
