Re: [cobalt-users] MySQL Password

["TWooly" <twooly@xxxxxxxx>]

> > Hey I installed the MySQL pkg from http://pkg.nl.cobalt.com a couple of
> > weeks ago and I went through steps just like on the site.  That all went
ok
> > but since then I have been busy and forgot what I changed the root pass
to.
> > Is there any way to recover this?  If not what is the best thing to do
to
> > get mysql back up and running.  Thanks for the help.
> >
> > P.S. I installed the RaQ3-RaQ4-MySQL 3.22.32-1 pkg onto a RAQ4
> > ------------------------
> > Todd Woolums
> > Wescris Solutions
> > http://www.wescris.com
> > twoolums@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >
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>
> Hi Todd,
>
> at first you need to shutdown the mysql server. Telnet (SSH) into your
> machine as admin and do the following:
>
> [admin @raq]# su -
> Password
>
> [root @root] /etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql stop
>
> Now you need to restart your mysql server as root:
>
> [root @root] safe_mysqld --skip-grant-tables
>
> You can now connect to your mysqlserver with:
>
> [root @root] mysqladmin -hlocalhost -ucobalt-mysql password 'new password'
>
> Reload your privilige tables with:
>
> [root @root] mysqladmin -hlocalhost flush-privileges
>
> Now, you'd better shut down this mysql server again, as it's running in
> free-for-all mode. After shutting down run safe_mysqld without any
> arguments.
>
> Regards,
>
> Hendrik.
>
When I try to restart it I get this
starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql
mysqld daemon ended

Looks like it won't start backup now.  What can i do
--Todd