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Password for MySQL
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 11:56 am
by spyderwoman
I am prompted for a root password upon my attempt to open mysql. I have not set a password and neither my windows password nor null work. where did this password come from and how do i find out what it is?
Thanks
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:11 pm
by feyd
it is and was set during installation, normally. Since you haven't created any tables, you may be able to simple reinstall over the existing installation giving it a new password.. although you may need to do an uninstall and remove the data files it leaves afterward in it's database files folder..
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:17 pm
by spyderwoman
Before I saw your post I created a password following these steps that I found on mysql.com, however i still cannot get in using the new password that I assigned:
Log on to your system as Administrator.
Stop the MySQL server if it is running. For a server that is running as a Windows service, go to the Services manager:
Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
Then find the MySQL service in the list, and stop it.
If your server is not running as a service, you may need to use the Task Manager to force it to stop.
Create a text file and place the following command within it on a single line:
SET PASSWORD FOR 'root'@'localhost' = PASSWORD('MyNewPassword');
Save the file with any name. For this example the file will be C:\mysql-init.txt.
Open a console window to get to the DOS command prompt:
Start Menu -> Run -> cmd
We are assuming that you installed MySQL to C:\mysql. If you installed MySQL to another location, adjust the following commands accordingly.
At the DOS command prompt, execute this command:
C:\> C:\mysql\bin\mysqld-nt --init-file=C:\mysql-init.txt
The contents of the file named by the --init-file option are executed at server startup, changing the root password. After the server has started successfully, you should delete C:\mysql-init.txt.
Users of MySQL 4.1 and higher who install MySQL using the MySQL Installation Wizard may need to specify a --defaults-file option:
C:\> C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin\mysqld-nt.exe
--defaults-file="C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\my.ini"
--init-file=C:\mysql-init.txt
The appropriate --defaults-file setting can be found using the Services Manager:
Start Menu -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
Find the MySQL service in the list, right-click on it, and choose the Properties option. The Path to executable field contains the --defaults-file setting.
Stop the MySQL server, then restart it in normal mode again. If you run the server as a service, start it from the Windows Services window. If you start the server manually, use whatever command you normally use.
You should be able to connect using the new password.
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:59 pm
by spyderwoman
I uninstalled and reinstalled mysql. I set the password and still received the same error that access was denied.
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:16 pm
by feyd
did you delete the database folders? There are data files that are left behind by an uninstall