[plug] mysql installation

Jim Householder nofixed at westnet.com.au
Sun Jul 11 00:54:00 WST 2004


> 
> Thanks Jim and William Kenworthy...
> I've removed and reinstalled twice, and get the feeling that the MDK has done 
> their installation with a root password. I have indeed rtfm with little 
> success - any effort to execute mysql -u root mysql or similar have all 
> resulted in denial of access, contrary to what's described in the docs. I'm 
> stumped. - but still trying. Very.
> It's not easy reading those docs - there are over 700 pages of 'em.
> Dave D
> _______________________________________________

Make sure when you uninstall, that you remove or otherwise hide /var/lib/mysql.  It contains the initial databases and will not be changed when the software is reinstalled.

Jim



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