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To: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org>
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Subject: Re: Password in Mysql
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I just had the same problem.  To get to the mysql db just: (as root)

mysql -p mysql

Then hit return when it asks for a password.  I noticed that mysql
doesn't default to using password=NO anymore.


Beech Rintoul wrote:
> 
> I just installed mysql server and client. When I try to access the server I
> get denied. It asks for a password, but I haven't entered one. Can someone
> tell me how to set the server password?
> 
> TIA'
> Beech
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