Mysql on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - access denied for user at localhost

[Erick Ocrospoma Lazo]

You could try doing:

$> mysqladmin -u root password 'newpassword'

Or, doing this.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/recover-mysql-root-password.html

Hope this help.



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On 6 March 2013 16:04, Hal Burgiss <hal at burgiss.net> wrote:

> I haven't done a fresh install for a while, but I'd try 'sudo mysql' from
> command line. The default is root is admin with no password on Ubuntu
> (sounds crazy). Other mysql utilities should work the same.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 6, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Andrew <andy.allen at virgin.net> wrote:
>
>> I've installed the mysql-server 5.1 and mysqladmin (on ubuntu 10.04 LTS)
>> but when I try to access the mysql-server get the error message "ERROR
>> 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'andrew'@'localhost' (using
>> password: YES)"
>>
>> Can anybody throw any light on this please - I've used mysql before, but
>> admittedly on a CentOS system with no problems!
>>
>> Andy
>>
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