OT: getting started with mysql
Dave Cross
davorg at gmail.com
Mon May 16 07:24:06 UTC 2005
On 5/15/05, Duncan Lithgow <duncan at lithgow-schmidt.dk> wrote:
> I've got it installed and running but I can't seem to get it to do
> anything. I can't get access mysql as root to make some users and such.
> I just want to make a user with 'create insert edit' etc rights for
> testing on my local machine. Here's what I've got so far...
>
> error: 'Access denied for user: 'root at localhost' (Using password: NO)'
> [root at 3e6b36fa ~]# service mysqld start
> Starting MySQL: [ OK ]
> [root at 3e6b36fa ~]# mysql
> ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root at localhost' (Using password: NO)
>
> So, what am I doing wrong?
Try
mysql -u root -p
And then just hit enter when you are prompted for the password.
Dave...
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