[mythtv-users] Database problem?

[Peter Crighton]

On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:26:19 -0400, you wrote:

>You should leave the mythtv username and passwd as they were.
>The mysql database is called mythconverg
>
>Your system is not able to make a mysql connection is what all that  
>erroring is telling you.
>
>Remove mythTV from the troubleshooting.....
>
>on the command line do these things:
>ps -ef |grep mysql ( you should see mysql running )

mysqld is running - I presume that's OK

>
>Then type this  ( exactly as shown )
>mysql mythconverg -u mythtv -pmythtv
>
>You should get a mysql> prompt.  Then you know you are able to connect  
>to mysql.
>
>Post any errors and you will get help here.

Mysql runs OK. Status then reports current database mythconverg,
current user mythtv at localhost

so why does mythtv-setup fail to connect to the database and bring up
the database configuration window?
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Peter Crighton