Re: [cobalt-users] mysqladmin not working with PkgMaster RaQ3-RaQ4-MySQL-3.23.54-1.pkg

[Bruce Timberlake <bruce@xxxxxxxxxx>]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

> [root /root]# mysqladmin ping
> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password:
> NO)' ----

You need to do

mysqladmin -u root -p command

then enter the mysql password when prompted.

Note: you _can_ specifiy the password on the command line, but then 
anyone running 'top' or otherwise watching the processes on the box 
will see the password in the command arguments displayed.

- -- 
Bruce Timberlake

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux)

iD8DBQE+Z8GivLA2hUZ9kgwRAqrlAJ9EuLIZ2Af22Dhre5QRxT+hYaM91ACfVfKu
a1wHSINXirpF+F1WatjSIGA=
=h/8/
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----