CodeHeads wrote: > On Thu, 22 Jun 2006 03:42:30 +0100 Timothy Murphy > <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> I'd like to run mysqld on my desktop "alfred" >> and run a mysql client on my laptop "elizabeth". >> >> It seems I need to grant permission on alfred >> for tim@elizabeth to access the server, >> but I have not found how to do this. > Try this: > $ mysql -u root > > As a default root does not have a password. You have to change the root > password after you install it the first time. [tim@alfred ~]$ mysql -u root ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) [tim@alfred ~]$ su Password: [root@alfred tim]# mysql -u root ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO) [root@alfred tim]# -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list