MySQL password

[R Kimber]

On Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:54:31 -0400
Hal Burgiss wrote:

> > /usr/sbin/mysqld is running
> > When I try /usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password
> > newpassword-that-isn't-NO I get:-
> > /usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> > error: 'Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)'
> >
> > I'd be grateful for advice.
> 
> I would try a sudo with that. Which seems to work on 9.10.

Thanks, but I did try sudo.  I also tried becoming root and doing it as
root (without the sudo), with the same result.

- Richard.
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