Re: access privileges

Ananda Kumar wrote:
> Hi All,
> Today I installed mysql for debian OS.
>
> After the installation, i started mysql using mysqld_safe &.
>
> Now if i try to connect to mysql using "mysql -uroot -p", it fails, but if i
> use "-habc" it works.
>
> Do i need to set some parameters or give privileges, please let me know.
>
> regards
> anandkl
>
>

You must indicate a password after the -p option. You can set your password with :

# mysql_secure_installation

For more information on this command, try man mysql_secure_installation. ;-)

Regards,

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