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Problems connecting to MySQL

Sep 29th, 2007

Hi,

I am Linux Fedora and having problems connecting to MySQL despite being root. Here is the error when I type mysql at the prompt/terminal.

ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

Can any one help? Thanks...

Last edited by tech291083; Sep 29th, 2007 at 8:10 am.

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Re: Problems connecting to MySQL

Oct 1st, 2007

The error says it all: you haven't used a password. So when you start the mysql shell, make sure you use the -p option to give you a chance to authenticate yourself.

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