>>>>> "Seth" == Seth Tager <sdt@stripped> writes:
Seth> I'm trying to run scripts in batch mode but I dont get a
Seth> chance to enter a password. Here's what I'm trying:
Seth> sdt: {3} % mysql -u root -p < scriptfile
Seth> As soon as I hit return I get the following output:
Seth> Enter password:
Seth> ERROR 1045: Access denied for user: 'root@localhost' (Using password: YES)
Seth> sdt: {4} %
Seth> It doesn't wait for me enter the password. Is there something I
Seth> can do to fix this?
The password is read from your scriptfile in this case.
The easiest way to fix this is to add your password in your my.cnf
file or use -ppassword (assuming you are alone on your machine).
Regards,
Monty
