From: Reindl Harald Date: October 19 2011 7:15am Subject: Re: mysql server does not recognize user password List-Archive: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql/226099 Message-Id: <4E9E7913.6050001@thelounge.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="------------enigC71C5DAFD86440BB2FFFDCF6" --------------enigC71C5DAFD86440BB2FFFDCF6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Am 19.10.2011 01:36, schrieb Tim Johnson: >> try "mysql -u tim -p" > Same error: > ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'tim'@'localhost' (using pa= ssword: NO) >> > and enter yur password in the followed dialog > Doesn't even ask for the pwd.. then your mysql CLIENT is broken or somehow misconfigured or "overwritten= " with a dumb alias what says "which mysql"? the password-propmt is coming from the client long before any connect would be tried and so you will be prompted even the server is down --------------enigC71C5DAFD86440BB2FFFDCF6 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk6eeRQACgkQhmBjz394Anl8LQCcDl/a7po1P6rjD9uRdDDW3A5e WIUAn3romdYAW3+KZBb07IDQ2QvPIIyu =dnNY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enigC71C5DAFD86440BB2FFFDCF6--