Bug 82366

Summary:	mysql_install_db wrong instruction
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Juan Diego Gutiérrez Gallardo <andy>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux MySQL bugs team <mysql-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Juan Diego Gutiérrez Gallardo 2005-02-17 08:30:13 UTC

When you first star MySQL Server, it shows the message:

You don't appear to have the mysql database installed yet.
Please run /usr/bin/mysql_install_db to have this dont...

If you run that command, it says:

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SET A PASSWORD FOR THE MySQL root USER !
To do so, start the server, then issue the following commands:
/etc/init.d/mysql start (you have to start the server first!)
/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root -h host password 'new-password'
/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'
See the manual for more instructions.

The last command:

/usr/bin/mysqladmin -u root password 'new-password'

doesn't work. It shows the message:

/usr/bin/mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
error: 'Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: NO)'


Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Carsten Lohrke (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2005-02-17 09:04:56 UTC

Please use "New -> Gentoo Linux -> Component: Ebuilds" in future. Infrastructure is not the correct addressee.

Comment 2 Robin Johnson archtester

2005-02-17 09:07:56 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 79151 ***