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Article:		Apache Web-Serving With Mac OS X, Part 5
Subject:		gosh-darn password stuff
Date:		2002-04-30 22:24:34
From:		oldbenway
Okay. So I did everything, it all worked fine, I complied my own SQL, set up the service so it starts when I boot- the last thing, I went to change the password for security. The verbatim instructions in the tutorial did nothing (error) BUT then I notice that right above that, the final install command gave me a pointer: PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER ! This is done with: "/usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 'new-password' See the manual for more instructions." Soooo I type it in (and below is trhe exact line grabbed from my terminal): [localhost:/usr/local] donny% /usr/local/bin/mysqladmin -u root -p password 'yeahRight' Enter password: /usr/local/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)' So it seems to have created a password, but won't let me use it, whatever it may be- I know i messed things up, is there anyway to force a password reset in SQL???? Thanks for helpinging the Newb (who shouldn't be allowed to run a terminal) -oldbenway@hotmail.com

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• gosh-darn password stuff
  2002-10-09 11:08:16  thaddaeus [View]
  
  
  My problem is very similar...
  
  after i am prompted to enter my password i THEN get.
  
  mysqladmin: command not found.
  
  that's kind of weird because im in /bin and I can see the executable in the directory.
  
  every subsequent attempt resolved in a command not found right away.
  
  i tried rehashing to no avail.
  
• gosh-darn password stuff
  2005-03-21 17:07:53  JayBeeDee [View]
  
  
  I don´t want to pretend to know what your problem really is. In any case you could try typing ./ in front of the command you can see in your current working directory. In your case that would be ./mysqladmin plus its parameters, then it should run.
  
  You may also want to check, which directories are really searched for executables by typing printenv PATH
  I am no unix crack, so I do not know, if it is recomended to add the directory you are talking about permanently to the searchpath...

• gosh-darn password stuff
  2002-06-03 17:01:40  mknauf [View]
  
  
  Hey, I did the same thing ;-(
  
  Help... anybody...?
  
  mbk@mbknauf.com