Hi Nick
It'll be something like:
/usr/bin/safe_mysqld --defaults-file=/etc/my.cnf --skip-grant-tables
Cheers
james
Nick Wilson wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
> I have searched the archives and read the manual but am at a loss as to
> how to get my root password back (or change it)
>
> The trick appears to be to start mysqld with --skip-grant-tables but I
> can't seem to do it. Here is what I've done:
>
> (running on Linux)
> service mysqld stop
>
> /etc/init.d/mysqld --skip-grant-tables // no joy
> /usr/libexec/mysqld --skip-grant-tables // no joy
> service mysqld --skip-grant-tables start // no joy
>
> I'd appreciate a little help :-)
> - --
> Nick Wilson // www.tioka.com
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