<pre>Well, [root@localhost ~]# mysql -u root -p Enter password: ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: YES) [root@localhost ~]#</pre> What else to be done? regards, Deboo <div>On 3/16/06, Ankush Grover <<a href="mailto:ankush174@gmail.com">ankush174@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div style="direction: ltr;"> <div>On 3/16/06, Deboo <<a href="mailto:knowledgeful@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> knowledgeful@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Getting the following error when running mysqltest: mysqltest: Failed in mysql_real_connect(): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) Couldn't determine the cause. I just installed mysql and changed the password for root user of mysql. I'm able to login via webmin though but the mysqltest still fails. What needs to be done? Regards, Deboo -</blockquote></div></div><div style="direction: ltr;"> Hey, from the terminal or command line do this mysql -u root -p it will then prompt you for the root password( in this case root password of mysql not of system) Regards </div><div style="direction: ltr;"> Ankush Grover </div> -- fedora-list mailing list <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:fedora-list@redhat.com">fedora-list@redhat.com</a> To unsubscribe: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list" target="_blank"> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list</a> </blockquote></div> -- Please don't Cc: me, I'm subscribed to the list.