RE: [cobalt-developers] permission error on installing mysql DBD driver for perl

[Jerald C Jones <jcjones@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hi all,
> I'm at a loss...
> I've installed the DBI drivers with no problems.
> Now I'm trying to install  Msql-Mysql-modules-1.2215
> When I run make test, I get the following  permission error:
>
> t/10dsnlist.........DBI->connect failed: Access denied for user:
> 'admin@localhost' (Using password: YES) at t/10dsnlist.t line 45
> Cannot connect: Access denied for user: 'admin@localhost' (Using password: YES)
>         Either your server is not up and running or you have no
>         permissions for accessing the DSN DBI:mysql:database=test.
>         This test requires a running server and write permissions.
>         Please make sure your server is running and you have
>         permissions, then retry.
>
>

It would appear from the above error message that you are not logged in as root, but rather you are logged in as admin.  Type su at
the prompt, and enter your password (should be the same password as admin).

JC Jones  :)