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root password problem

root password problem

2004-06-09       - By Michael Stassen

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Frank Bax wrote:

> At 08:25 PM 6/8/04, Frank Bax wrote:
>
> > According to the docs, one of the first things I 'm supposed to do is
> > give root a password:
> >
> > shell > mysql -u root mysql
> > mysql > SET PASSWORD FOR root@(protected)=PASSWORD( 'new_password ');
> >
> > I did that and now I get:
> > # mysql --user=root --password=new_password
> > ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@(protected) ' (Using password:
> > YES)
> > #
> >
> > I know I 'm typing my password correctly, because I can see what I
> > typed in ~/.mysql_history
> >
> > Now what do I do?
>
>
>
> insert a \ before special characters (like $) in password.

Better yet, just use `mysql -u root -p`. MySQL will prompt you for the
password, so you won 't have to escape special chars, and someone running ps
won 't see your password.

Michael


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