[mythtv-users] Upgraded the Ubuntu 11.10 and not Myth, can't connect to MySQL

[Thomas Mashos]

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Andrew Stadt <acstadt at stadt.ca> wrote:

> On 09/11/2011 11:35 AM, Thomas Mashos wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 3:47 PM, James Linder <jam at tigger.ws
> > <mailto:jam at tigger.ws>> wrote:
> >
> >
> >     On 09/11/2011, at 2:22 AM, mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org
> >     <mailto:mythtv-users-request at mythtv.org> wrote:
> >
> >     [snip long and involved, but going nowhere]
> >
> >     >
> >     > Bill seems to think that the 'mysql' command is ok. Maybe that's a
> >     > peculiarity of a MythBuntu setup?
> >     >
> >     > I don't think I can bring myself to wipe the OS and install
> >     afresh at
> >     > the moment. If this carries on much longer, the family is
> >     probably going
> >     > to campaign for a windows media centre replacement or some
> >     hardware box
> >     > or other. If I can't get this fixed I've not got much of an
> >     argument!
> >     >
> >     > Thanks for everyone's help so far.
> >
> >     Damian
> >     for me installing a complete mythbuntu system is an hours work, I
> >     struggle to emphasize :-)
> >
> >     from localhost can you
> >     mysql -uroot -ppassword
> >
> >     if not that is bad
> >
> >     from another host can you
> >     mysql -hanother-host -umythtv -pmythtv mythconverg
> >
> >     ubuntu makes a stupid deal of setting the password to
> >     somEutter2345#$%^Rubbish you must use that. At install time it
> >     tells you
> >
> >     if not THAT is bad.
> >
> >     Qt must have mysql drivers. I'd expect that this is something you
> >     do not need to worry about, but it is worth considering
> >     Error messages will be precis of "Can't Connect to database"
> "Strange"
> >
> >     What do you see?
> >     James
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> >
> >
> > To add, you can reset the passwords using the following instructions.
> >
> > "If you are having problems connecting to your mysql database, perform
> > the following to reconfigure it: [1] sudo dpkg-reconfigure
> > mysql-server-5.1 (pay attention to the root password you set, you will
> > need it later)  [2] sudo dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-database [3] sudo
> > dpkg-reconfigure mythtv-common"
> >
> > --
> I can't remember - does Ubuntu do something simliar to debian: set a
> scrambled password for the myth user?
>
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I hope so

-- 
Thomas Mashos
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