[mythtv-users] Debian update fails mythtv-database (re)configure

[Eric Sharkey]

On Tue, Jul 21, 2015 at 6:22 AM, Robin Gilks <g8ecj at gilks.org> wrote:
>>> Failed to connect to database: Access denied for user
>>> 'root'@'woden.localdomain' (using password: YES) at -e line 5, <> line
>>> 1.
>>>
> Another couple of weeks and I've still not solved it.
>
> All the passwords etc match up so no idea where it fails.

Is woden the machine you're trying to install on?

Do you have /etc/mythtv/config.xml and /etc/mythtv/mysql.txt
configured to use "wodin" or "localhost" as DBHostName?  In /etc/hosts
does woden map to 127.0.0.1 or an external IP address?  Does the mysql
command line client connect if you just type "mysql mythconverg" as
root with no password?  What about "mysql -h woden mythconverg"?

Eric