[mythtv-users] Need help with new MythBuntu install

[Johnny]

> HOWEVER!  I can't get into mysql as described in
> http://www.mythtv.org/docs/mythtv-HOWTO-23.html#ss23.5 because mysql
> apparently wants to know what root's mysql password is and I can't
> find anything to tell me what it is.  I found a MythBuntu help page
> here (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MysqlPasswordReset) about
> resetting the password, but that failed, saying I had the
> --skip-grant-tables option on so it wouldn't allow the command to set
> root's password.

The root password is blank by default, so unless you set it something
it should still be that way. Mythbuntu creates a random mysql password
for the mythtv user, but not for root. Try 'mysql -u root' and see if
that works.