Speaking of this... I notice that the .deb still requires a blank password. Any chance of getting it to ask or using the mysql.txt?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/16/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Paul Andreassen
</b> <<a href="mailto:paulx@andreassen.com.au">paulx@andreassen.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:04 am, Ben Holt wrote:<br>> I am trying to install the mythtv-database AMD64 Debian Sid package<br>> from <a href="ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/">ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/</a>
but am receiving the<br>> following error when it attempts to create the database:<br>><br>> Setting up mythtv-database (0.19-0.4) ...<br>> Failed to connect to database: Access denied for user<br>> 'root'@'
<a href="http://host.name">host.name</a>' (using password: YES) at -e line 5, <> line 1.<br>> Failed to create database (incorrect admin username/password?)<br>><br>> I can confirm that I can log into mysql as root just fine with:
<br>> mysql -u root -h <a href="http://host.name">host.name</a> -p<br>><br>> Beyond confirming that my root password is correct is there anything<br>> else I can check? I recall a while back the mysql password scheme
<br>> changed a bit so I have also tried removing the root password from<br>> mysql (and flushing privileges) and still have the same problem.<br>><br>> The irony of the whole thing is that I want to use a mysql db on a
<br>> different host but mysql-backend has mysql-database as a dependancy<br>> and so even though I won't be using it I'm stuck.<br>><br>> Any ideas greatfully welcomed.<br><br>I don't believe the packages support host names. Do a 'dpkg-reconfigure
<br>mythtv-common' and change the host name to 'localhost'. Also make sure<br>'mysql -u root -h localhost' connects.<br><br>Best of luck,<br>Paul<br>--<br>_______________________________________________<br>mythtv-users mailing list
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