assuming you're talking about the mysql-console client on win32 (mysql.exe):
specifiy a user-name and things will get better.
mysql -hlocalhost -uroot <ENTER>
without the -u parameter, the client assumes 'odbc' as the default user.
regards,armin.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Devon [mailto:ddevon@stripped]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 8:27 AM
> To: myodbc@stripped
> Subject: ODBC as unwanted username
>
> Having some difficulty launching the mysql client. The daemon
> starts okay, but for some reason it thinks the user is ODBC
> instead of root.
>
> C:\>mysql ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user
> 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: NO)
>
> The username can't be reset either using the config wizard or
> the command line. How can I fix this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> David Devon
>
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