From: Claudio Nanni Date: July 22 2011 10:34pm Subject: Re: MySQL refusing to accept passwords List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/225411 Message-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0015176f131263514704a8b011af --0015176f131263514704a8b011af Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi, I dont remember the details of the past 'experience' but, did you try a simple: mysql -uroot -p -h127.0.0.1 -P3306? and also an anomymous login: mysql also make sure you remove the anonymous account if present, sometimes it introduces strange behaviours as the one you described. and as suggested already you should see if the grant tables were actually changed. Claudio 2011/7/22 Shawn Green (MySQL) > On 7/22/2011 17:02, Shawn Green (MySQL) wrote: > >> ... quick correction ... >> >> * ...the account 'root' for a new installation is* >> created without a password. ... >> > > I originally said 'is not'. Sorry for the confusion > > > > -- > Shawn Green > MySQL Principal Technical Support Engineer > Oracle USA, Inc. - Hardware and Software, Engineered to Work Together. > Office: Blountville, TN > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?** > unsub=claudio.nanni@stripped > > -- Claudio --0015176f131263514704a8b011af--