[mythtv-users] Trouble logging in to mysql

[Bruce Markey]

Josh Evnin wrote:
> Hey, i'm having trouble logging into mysql at all.  I'm new at this,
> and it's getting a bit frustrating!  Here's what I see:
> 
> [mythtv at localhost sbin]$ mysql -u root -p
> Enter password:
> ERROR 1045: Access denied for user:'root at localhost'(Using password: YES)
> 
> If I leave off the -p, I get a similar error:
> 
> [mythtv at localhost sbin]$ mysql -u root
> ERROR 1045: Accesas denied for user::'root at localhost'(Using password: NO)
> 
> I've tryed doing this after I 'su', and it still doesn't work.  I also
> get the same errors when I log in to root.  I'm sure the password I
> type is correct, but it starts with ')', which may be causing a
> problem...
> 
> Any suggestions?  Thanks!  I really wanna get MythTV up and
> running...i'm excited!

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Resetting_permissions.html

--  bjm