From: Jorge Bastos
Date: October 4 2008 9:16am
Subject: RE: mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error: 'Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'
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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>mysqladmin shutdown -u root -p
Enter password: ******

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Varuna Seneviratna [mailto:varunawithmysql@stripped]
> Sent: s=E1bado, 4 de Outubro de 2008 9:19
> To: Win32 MySql Mailing List
> Subject: mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed error:
> 'Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password: YES)'
>=20
> I am using WinXP.I am wanted to shutdown MySQL service from the =
command
> line
> and ran the command "mysqladmin" -p root shutdown next the root
> password was
> asked for,I entered the correct password, when I entered the password
> the
> below displayed error was the result
>=20
> mysqladmin: connect to server at 'localhost' failed
> error: 'Access denied for user 'ODBC'@'localhost' (using password:
> YES)'
>=20
>=20
>=20
> How can I correct this?
> Is this because of a firewall preventing access to port 3306?If a
> firewall
> is preventing access how was it able to ask for the password?
>=20
> I have Nortan Internet Security trial version running and the windows
> firewall is disabled.If this is caused by a firewall barrier please
> tell me
> how to open the port in Nortan Internet Security.
>=20
>=20
> Varuna